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...span of 40 years, Sir Harold Nicolson wrote 28 books of history (The Congress of Vienna), biography (King George V), fiction (Sweet Waters), essays (Good Behavior) and travelogues (Journey to Java), as well as countless book reviews and speeches. But nothing that Sir Harold has ever produced is so likely to win him a permanent place in British letters as this volume culled by his younger son from his personal notes and correspondence...
...Kraus has been a celebrated soloist in Europe for more than 30 years. Daughter of an impoverished scissor sharpener, she was born in Budapest, became a prodigy at six, taught adult students at eight, became a full-fledged soloist at 20. In 1940, while on a concert tour of Java, she was stranded by the war and eventually placed in a Japanese forced-labor camp. Denied access to a piano for most of the three years of her imprisonment, she "continued to play organically," deciding that "either I go to the dogs or I make the experience the treasure fund...
...rejoin the United Nations and to end konfrontasi with Malaysia, and called for a return to his old policies. His defiance stirred his followers in Ban dung to attack anti-Sukarno student groups, killing one anti-Sukarno youth, and setting off retaliatory riots in Djakarta. Fearful that people-packed Java (pop. 70 million) might erupt in full-scale riots, General Suharto ordered the Djakarta students to cool it and started the trials instead...
Part of his hold on Indonesia is mystical. In a land that believes fervently in spirits, sorcerers and prophets, he has become a genuine folk hero, identified in Java with a 14th century Prime Minister who built a great empire, and in Bali with Vishnu, the god of rain. Many of his countrymen believe that Sukarno is blessed with kesaktian, a supernatural magic power that protects him from evil and makes him superhuman. Palace servants used to sell bottles of his bath water to peasants, who hoped that by drinking it they would inherit some of his magic...
...nation as lush and warm as Indonesia, life goes on. The skies of Java are dotted with bright kites flown by bright-eyed barefoot boys. In Makasar, spotted deer tethered to trees keep the grass cut short beside the boulevards; while, on the waterfront, Buginese sailmakers squat on the docks sewing large squares of canvas together. The spicy aroma of cooking fires drifts lazily in the twilight haze on the Musi River in Palembang, and the evening sun casts a warm orange glow on the great white mosque of Banda Atjeh. In Padang, the bustling bazaars are piled high with...