The Turning Wheel

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By Putu Oka Sukantan (author), Keith Foulcher (translator)

 

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The Turning Wheel is the second in a series of three novels based on Putu Oka’s life in the years following the events of 1965. While the first volume in the trilogy, Threads of Dignity, is a fictionalized account of his own experience of arrest, torture, and imprisonment, The Turning Wheel is an exploration of the lives of women whose menfolk shared Putu Oka’s fate. Struggling for survival in a hostile environment, these women not only have to supply the material needs of their husbands in prison-everything from food to medicines-but also provide for the immediate demands of their families for food, shelter, and education. As the years pass, the draw on inner reserves of strength and resourcefulness and a growing sense of group solidarity in a struggle that persists long after their men return to a world they no longer recognize.

 

Paperback: 146 pages
Size: 15.2 x 23 cm
ISBN: 978-9798083891
Language: English

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About the Author

Putu Oka Sukanta (Singaraja, Bali, July 29, 1939) writes poetry, short stories, novels, essays and children’s stories. He is also known as a healer, specifically with acupuncture. Because he was active with Lekra (Lembaga Kebudayaan Rakyat; Institute for People’s Culture), the arts organization associated with the Indonesian Communist Party, he was imprisoned by the New Order government for ten years (1966–1976). His novels include Kelakar Air (1999), Merajut Harkat (2000) and Istana Jiwa (2012); his children’s story is I Belog (1980); and his story about the 1965 tragedy in Bali is Lobakan (2009). His short story collections include Tas/Die Tasch (1987), Luh Galuh (1987), Keringat Mutiara (1991) and Rindu Terluka (2004); and his poetry collections are Selat Bali (1982), Salam/Greetings (bilingual, 1986) and Matahari, Tembok Berlin (1992). He has received several awards, such as Best Declamator in Bali (1958) and second place in the Storytelling Competition for the Environment in Jakarta (1982).

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Dimensions 11 × 18 cm

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