Download Books For Saman (Saman #1) Free

Point Books As Saman (Saman #1)

Original Title:	Saman
Edition Language:	Indonesian
Series:	Saman #1
Literary Awards:	Sayembara Menulis Novel Dewan Kesenian Jakarta for Juara I (1998)

Saman (Saman #1)

Ayu Utami

Paperback | Pages: 197 pages

Rating: 3.62 | 6094 Users | 607 Reviews

Be Specific About Epithetical Books Saman (Saman #1)

Title	:	Saman (Saman #1)
Author	:	Ayu Utami
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 197 pages
Published	:	2001 by KPG (first published 1998)
Categories	:	Fiction. Asian Literature. Indonesian Literature. Novels. Literature. Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Drama

Interpretation Toward Books Saman (Saman #1)

Saman is a story filtered through the lives of its feisty female protagonists and the enigmatic “hero” Saman. It is at o­nce an exposé of the oppression of plantation workers in South Sumatra, a lyrical quest to understand the place of religion and spirituality in contemporary lives, a playful exploration of female sexuality and a story about love in all its guises, while touching o­n all of Indonesia’s taboos: extramarital sex, political repression and the relationship between Christians and Muslims.

Saman has taken the Indonesian literary world by storm and sold over 100,000 copies in the Indonesian language, and is now available for the first time in English.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ayu Utami was born in Bogor, grew up in Jakarta and obtained her bachelor degree in Literature Studies from University of Indonesia. She worked as a journalist for Matra, Forum Keadilan, and D&R. Not long after the New Order regime closed Tempo, Editor, and Detik, she participated in the founding of Indonesia’s Alliance of Independent Journalists to protest the closure of those three weeklys. Currently she is working for the cultural journal Kalam, and at Teater Utan Kayu. Saman was awarded the Prince Claus Award in the year 2000.

Rating Epithetical Books Saman (Saman #1)

Ratings: 3.62 From 6094 Users | 607 Reviews

Judgment Epithetical Books Saman (Saman #1)

Feminism RocksPolitics SucksLove is something personal

A very brave story from Ayu Utami in that day when this novel was publish.

A very brave story from Ayu Utami in that day when this novel was publish.

the taboo love and sex relation between a religious guy and a down syndrome girl really-really hooked me, Ayu Utami writes it with such a passionate words, it just so damn erotic. like a sad but turned on kinda thing, have you ever had that? magic is in the air.

While travelling through Bali and Java I was excited to read the work of an Indonesian author. The variety of written structures is engaging, with different characters giving their perspectives at different times and through different mediums (ending in letters and emails). My main criticism is that the story felt rushed and characters were introduced with purpose only for their narratives to not be fully finished. The backdrop of the story is political unrest in Indonesia during the 1980's and

Since I read an article about the author Ayu Utami a few years back, I have wanted to read one of her books for a long time already. She struck me as a very brave and forward-thinking female author in a country dominated by patriarchy. Earlier this year, I finally managed to buy a copy of Saman, even in its original language! Yay! Furthermore, it was the perfect length for me (just over 200 pages). Well, what can I say now. I think I understand why this book mostly got average ratings. It

Ayu Utami writings are splendid, this book is no exception. Sadly the plot, basically the romance part, did not grasps my interest. The book is written in three points of view, Laila, Shakuntala, and Saman yet somehow I found it a little bit disconnected from each other. Especially in the chapter where Shakuntala tells the story, mainly she talks about Laila's affair with a certain married man. It has little to no connection to Saman's part of the story. The book's title is Saman, obviously he's