#274
Title: The Fugitive
Author: Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Translator: Willem Samuels
Publisher: Avon
Year: 1950/1990
Country: Indonesia
171 pages
Linked image is not the Avon cover.
Reportedly structured as a Balinese shadow play, though familiarity with that form is not necessary for enjoying the novel. It begins in medias res but the reader does not need the anxious and intrusive little introduction to orient to the plot. The narrative is simple and somewhat artificial, but engaging nonetheless. Read with Aw's The Harmony Silk Factory and Kim's Lost Names for a broader perspective on the Japanese occupation across countries.
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