Marno took out a cigarette, then stood and went to the window. Lowering his gaze he looked at the jungle of skyscrapers. They appeared to be asleep. The pale moonlight made them look cold and hard. A feeling of emptiness and loneliness surged within him. from the short story “A Thousand Fireflies in Manhattan” ------- Born in Ngawi, East Java, in 1932, Umar Kayam obtained his masters…
Penulis-penulis Terpilih: Abrar Yusra Agus Vrisaba Ahmad Tohari B.M. Syamsuddin Edi Haryono Harris Effendi Thahar Hudri Hamdi Jujur Prananto Putu Wijaya Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim Santyarini Umar Kayam Yanusa Nugroho ...dunia yang dimasuki pengarang dikenalnya sampai teras garis kecil, sehingga yang tampil di dalam cerita atau melatarbelakanginya, cukup meyakinkan... (Subagio Sast…