Books on Communism hot sellers at MPR

Wed, 09 Aug 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

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)

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