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July 30, 2013 edition

There is cause for joy in the world of Indonesian literature. After being kept under wraps for more than 50 years, the semi-autobiographical novel Memang Jodoh by Marah Roesli, author of Sitti Nurbaya, has finally been published. The novel, which was completed for his golden wedding anniversary, could only be published after all his peers in Padang had passed away.
What is the novel about? Marah Roesli challenges the age-old customs of the Minangkabau nobility, wherein marriages between a man and a woman not of similar lineage are considered disrespectful. Tempo went in search of an explanation from his children and grandchildren about the publication of this final work of the author of the Balai Pustaka era.

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