Translated books

Translated books

From Kompas

On Sunday, Dec. 18, 1994, I took my family to the Children's Books Exhibition in the Istora building, Senayan. The children seemed to be most interested in imported illustrated books that have been translated into Bahasa Indonesia.

I was particularly interested in one book, the Imperium Majapahit (Majapahit Empire) written by Yan Mintaraga and published by Elexmedia Komputindo. The book tells about the Majapahit Kingdom's beginning, glory and fall. Although the book is a fantasy, the story is not biased. According to the author, many sources were consulted including Negara Kertagama, Pararaton (the story of Kings) and various poems.

With this book I can tell the kids about the glory of the Indonesian people in the past.

SULISTYO NUGROHO

Jakarta