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His alias was 'Prapanca'. He depicted himself as a man the palace women disliked, someone uneasy with words, somewhat ugly. But he is the first writer of reportage in Indonesian history: the Desawarnana, which he completed in 1365, is a report on the travels of Hayam Wuruk, the king of Majapahit, to various territories of his realm.
Sadly, Prapanca was limited as a reporter. His kakawin is more like a record of impressions of the pleasures and sights from one place to another. The Desawarnana is a 14th-century travelogue. It is not a record of events.
June 21, 2016
His alias was 'Prapanca'. He depicted himself as a man the palace women disliked, someone uneasy with words, somewhat ugly. But he is the first writer of reportage in Indonesian history: the Desawarnana, which he completed in 1365, is a report on the travels of Hayam Wuruk, the king of Majapahit, to various territories of his realm.
Sadly, Prapanca was limited as a reporter. His kakawin is more like a record of impressions of the pleasures and sig
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