Books on Communism hot sellers at MPR

JAKARTA (JP): The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) may reject President Abdurrahman Wahid's call to revoke the 1965 decree prohibiting communism, but books on communism and leftist figures were the most popular sellers at a book kiosk on the Assembly compound.

Among the most popular books available were on Frederick Engels, Che Guevara and leftist national figure Tan Malaka. Novels written by Pramudya Ananta Toer, which were banned during the New Order era, are also well sought after.

"However most legislators buying these books usually order the books when our kiosk is not too crowded," said the attendant. (prb)