RECENSION. Javanese Romance "Pawestri Tanpa Idhentiti"

Pawestri Tanpa Idhentiti ‘Woman without identity’

Author        : Suparto Brata

Publisher    : Narasi, 2010

Languange : Javanese (392 pages)

Romance “Pawestri Tanpa Idhentiti” told about woman who had anterograde (amnesiac). And then a woman without identity called with name Pawestri. This name getting from a man that found and helping her. 'Pawestri' in Javanese language, mean: woman, female. A merciful man that helping Pawestri is Panuluh Barata.

Because of the kind from Panuluh Barata, Pawestri can healed again. Even though his memory is not directly back as before. But by Panuluh Barata be done as his family. So, beautiful Pawestri growing be smart woman and having good career. Pawestri be a wonderful and sparkling personality.

However, son’s Panuluh Barata not like with the coming of Pawestri. One of son Panuluh Barata name Pangestu can’t receive Pawestri as new’s family. He think that Pawestri is not good woman cause found by his father in hotel in some razia police. Pangestu sure that Pawestri is bitch that can make his family shame. Even, Pangestu worry if his father fall in love with Pawestri because that woman very beautifully. He didn 't want that woman replace the position of his mother who has died. More, Pangestu really worry Pawestri take a profit from his father that very rich. From this part, conflict was begin.

CRITICS

In beginning, may readers thinking that this novel difficult enough cause tell about business and business. But in fact, when continue reading book, plot of story can be understood easily. 

About grammatical Javanese language in romance, “Pawestri Tanpa Idhentiti” may there is no need to be questioned because this is masterpiece of author Suparto Brata, ‘begawan’  or master Javanese Literature from past until now.

Interesting? Of course this novel very interesting cause this romance tell about hot issues like woman’s career, prostitution, modernitation etc. Suparto Brata try hard to making his story rich and relevan. About time, place, tools, technology, looking good and compatible.

But in many part, author, unconsciously may forget that in his story, is still feels very normative, usual, and, normally. In example, almost all the characters are being ‘forced’ to paried, married, and have children. The exception just special for the central character/ figure Pawestri, pregnant without husband. This is very show alignments of author to the central figure, and that’s feels not fair.

Not provided many populer problem at the present as delaying getting married because chase career, delaying have a child, or it’s difficult to got pregnant or have a child. Many kind problems like that very possible could stirring up of the mind and emotion of the reader.

(By: Damaika Saktiani)