Above the ravine at Bukittinggi life has never changed. The walls of the building, erected in the Minangkabau (West Sumatran) architectural style, is still moss-covered, the zinc roof has rusted and the garden is full of tall wild grass. It's not easy to find the building, as it's located below a highway. What makes it different is just a small name-plate on the entrance door: "Mohammad Hatta Library"—a name synonymous not only with the birth of