Basuki's latest book focuses on a magical mask<\/p>\n
Topeng Jero Ketut;
\nSunaryono Basuki, KS;
\nPublished by Yayasan Indonesia Tera,;
\nfirst edition February 2001,;
\n193 pp<\/p>\n
DENPASAR, Bali (JP): So, you've been there and done that, and
\nbought a T-shirt, too, on the resort island of Bali. But you've
\nnever come across the magical phenomenon and mysteries other
\npeople talk so much about?<\/p>\n
For example, a magical mask that can make you invisible and
\nlead you to a world others have never set foot on? Or perhaps
\nyou've been to Lovina Beach in northern Bali without ever
\nrealizing that something magical took place in the area? Then you
\nmust read Topeng Jero Ketut, Jero Ketut Mask, by Sunaryono
\nBasuki.<\/p>\n
Basuki is an English lecturer by profession who has lived in
\nBali for more than 30 years as is married to a Balinese woman.<\/p>\n
This is not the first mystery novel written by Basuki. He has
\nalso written Maut di Pantai Lovina (Murder in Lovina Beach, 1993)
\nand Hunus (Kris Drawing, 191), and not unintentionally, both have
\nLovina Beach as their setting.<\/p>\n
The strength of Topeng Jero Ketut lies in its moving story.
\nMost of the locations in the story are real places, which gives
\nthe book the feel of a nonfiction work.<\/p>\n
To create a virtual reality, the writer crafts a passage in
\nwhich two characters make a reference to the murder of German
\ntourist Elke Wasserman, who was a character in Murder in Lovina
\nBeach.<\/p>\n
The technique is not new. At least not on television, where
\nit is called a spin-off. For example, an episode of The X-Files
\nshowed the star of another TV series by Chris Carter, Millennium.
\nOr Kevin Sorbo as Hercules appeared in Xena, The Warrior
\nPrincess.<\/p>\n
Jero Ketut Mask is about the search for a magical mask by
\nfour businesspeople from Jakarta: Tommy, Pance, Bobby and Eddy.
\nDriven by their greed and curiosity, each searches for the
\nmystical mask using every means imaginable.<\/p>\n
\"Jero Ketut\" is actually a polite term the Balinese use to
\nrefer to a rat. The Balinese believe it is taboo to refer to the
\nanimal with its real name, just like Javanese who refer to tigers
\nas Mbah (literally \"respected elder\") when they pass a forest.<\/p>\n
The four fail to get the mask, but the magical mask comes to
\nthem to fulfill their wishes. They become what they want, men
\nwith a rat mask and invisible to others. But the question
\nremains: are they still human, or are they rats? It does not make
\nany difference. A greedy man, after all, has the tendency to
\nbehave like a dirty rat, with or without a mask.<\/p>\n
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