Buku
The White Banyan: Lahirnya Kembali Beringin Putih / Le Banian Blanc
Through dreams dreamed by mBah Marijan, the gatekeeper of the volcano, and drawings by the artist Heri Dono, the book navigates the myths of the Merapi as well as the very life of the inhabitants of Kinahrejo, the sacred village located on the slopes of the volcano. rn rn“In this book, Elisabeth D. Prasetyo sets out in the dark to recall the myths of the Merapi volcano through the groping story of the friendship between an elephant and a man. But this friendship doesn’t just fall out of the sky in one piece, it has to be slowly developed and tested, growing from hate to love, from obligation to sacrifice, from hostility to reconciliation, until at last it turns into an eternal bond which nothing can ever destroy. It is such a friendship which blooms in “The elephant tree”. In the end there is no elephant, there is no man. There is only the nothingness of the two friends which manifests itself through the existence of an old banyan tree.” (From the introduction by Sindhunata)rnrnThe book consists of equally translated (identical) parts in Indonesian, French, Japanese, and English, with captions in Javanese.
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