Durga/Umayi
A Novel
by Y. B. Mangunwijaya
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"The story begins in the 1930s, before Indonesia's independence from Dutch rule, and follows the fortunes of a poor Javanese village woman who becomes a servant in the household of President Sukarno. In a world where speaking truth to power really has no point, she learns the arts of accommodation and does very well for herself. The price she pays is the loss of her identity, her connection to her kin and origins, and her moral standing. Framed by the world of ritual shadow plays - the realm of witches like Durga and the goddess Umayi - Mangunwijaya's novel gives an account of people caught up in the great nationalist maelstrom of Indonesia's recent history."--BOOK JACKET.
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Durga/Umayi: A Novel
April 2004, University of Washington Press
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0295983922 9780295983929
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