![]() ![]() This trilogy of novels traces the lives of two characters: Srintil, a dancer whose unwitting involvement with the region's leftist propaganda machine sets her at odds with Rasus, the love of her life who embraces Islam and finds a career in the army. It also provides readers with a ground-level view of the political turmoil and human tragedy leading up to and following the abortive Communist coup. Set in the tumultuous days of the mid 1960s, The Dancer describes a village community struggling to adapt to a rapidly changing world. In 2011, a movie produced by Shanty Harman and directed by Ifa Irfansyah was made based on this trilogy. The Dancer gives a ground-level view of the political turmoil leading up to and following the coup in 1965. Through experience, both learn the concept of shame and sin: Rasus after he leaves their village and journeys into the world and Srintil when the world finally comes crashing into her remote village. ![]() It highlights the lives of Srintil, a dancer, and Rasus, a bewildered young man torn between tradition and political progress. The Dancer, a trilogy, recounts the tumultuous days of mid-1960s Indonesia. ![]()
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