From Toraja With Love
Penulis : Sili Suli
Penerjemah : Saut Pasaribu
Platform : Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, USA
Tahun : 2025
ISBN-13 : 979-8313743349
Deksripsi : 376 halaman
Bahasa : Inggris
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A brief synopsis of my fiction novel
FROM TORAJA WITH LOVE
This novel consists of 23 chapters, where the first chapter describes the situation in Toraja in 1884. This era was a time when Toraja was still in a very isolated atmosphere and had not been touched by development from the Dutch Colonial Government. The Toraja people at that time still adhered to their ancestral beliefs, namely Aluk Todolo. This Aluk Todolo is adhered to by Surya, a buffalo herder and his lover Mentari, a Torajan pa'gellu' dancer. Surya proves his love for Mentari by looking for Mataallo even though he has to struggle all the way to Java.
In the middle of the chapter, the atmosphere of Yogyakarta is described which has developed rapidly as the forerunner of a modern city under Dutch colonial rule. In this city, Surya meets a palace dancer named Rembulan. The relationship between Surya and Rembulan becomes close after Surya saves Rembulan when she slips on the peak of Mount Merapi. Rembulan falls in love with Surya and considers Surya as her lover.
Thanks to Rembulan's help, Surya is able to complete his mission to find Mataallo, who is Mentari's younger sibling. Mataallo was kidnapped by the Koteng Jawa gang in Toraja and sold as a slave until Mataallo was taken to the city of Soerakarta. Unwittingly, Surya's heart was increasingly captivated by the kindness and beauty of Rembulan.
In the final chapter, it is told that Surya has succeeded in fulfilling his promise to become a porter for the Juragan Jawa group who went on a journey to the foot of Mount Chomulungma in Nepal and returned with them to Yogyakarta. From Yogyakarta, Surya continued his journey to Toraja. Unfortunately, after arriving in Toraja, Mentari finally found out that Surya had a close relationship with Rembulan, although Surya denied it. Fortunately, Ne' Bua' as a figure who had a lot of life experience, provided a solution for Surya to return to Yogyakarta to speak honestly to Rembulan that he already had a lover in Toraja.
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A snippet of song lyrics from the novel From Toraja With Love
VIBRATIONS OF LOVE ON MOUNT MERAPI
I don't know why
Now your shadow is always present in the heart of my heart
Every time I woke up and saw the sun
Its rays light up my mind with your eyes
Every time I look at Merapi Peak
The panorama illustrates the look on your face
Every time I remember the beauty of Bebeng
Its beauty brings with you a smile
I don't know for sure
Is this a sign of the niche that my heart has attached
to your name I do not know clearly
Is the niche of your heart also bound to my name
Reff :
Sometimes my heart is worried and anxious
Because among us there is a towering wall
There is an ocean that separates our origins
And there is a time that always raises a question mark
Just one thing I know for sure
That I am now happy to be with you
A piece of poetry from the novel From Toraja With Love
MY SUN
“Such is my sun,
Now you have become the sun in me.
You rise when my heart is lonely.
You set when my mind is asleep.
My soul shines, because your light warms my heart.
My soul moves, because your light illuminates my path.
You are now the eyes of my soul.
Which only fades when my soul has drifted away."
25 Most Beautiful Places in the World
(According to the novel FROM TORAJA WITH LOVE)
1. Gokyo Peak in Nepal
2. Torres del Paine in Chile
3. Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru
4. Moraine Lake in Canada
5. Trolltunga in Norway
6. Kirkjufell in Iceland
7. Mont Blanc in France
8. Mount Piz Bernina in Switzerland
9. Concordia & Baltoro Balcier in Gilgit Baltistan
10. Blyde River Canyon in South Africa
11. Zhangye Danxiaa in China
12. Lake Deniz Golu in Turkey
13. Klyuchevskaya Sopka Volcano in Primorsky Krai
14. Nudra Valley in Ladakh in India
15. Tongariro in New Zealand
16. Lake Sorvagsvatn in the Faroe Islands, Denmark
17. Mount Fitz Roy in Argentina
18. Poco Encantado Chapada Diamantina in Brazil
19. Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye Scotland
20. Bryce Canyon in the USA
21. Padar Island in the Dutch East Indies
22. Lake Kol Suu in Kyrgyzstan
23. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
24. Lake Morskie Oko in Poland
25. Galapagos Islands in Ecuador.
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From Toraja With Love
Acara Peluncuran Novel "Surya, Mentari & Rembulan" oleh Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas tanggal 6 April 2019 di Yogyakarta.
Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas saat menyampaikan kata sambutan saat acara Peluncuran Novel "Surya, Mentari & Rembulan"
Bincang Novel "Surya, Mentari & Rembulan" dalam kegiatan Ubud Writers & Readers Festival tanggal 26 Oktober 2019.
