Meet Suparto Brata

Meet Suparto Brata

I met this extraordinary person few weeks ago. Born on February 27th, 1932, R.M. Suparto Brata is a man of letters. He wrote novels and short stories mostly in Javanese. This is not a popular option in Indonesia, since people usually don’t buy books written in local language.

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Memberi Nama Tokoh Fiksi

Memberi Nama Tokoh Fiksi

Shakespeare boleh bilang, “What is a name.” Namun, bagi segelintir orang, nama adalah sesuatu yang sakral. Orang tua tidak boleh asal-asalan memberi nama kepada si bayi. Nama anak harus punya arti yang bagus, karena nama sama dengan doa.

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