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One Day is a novel by David Nicholls, published in 2009. A couple spend the night together on 15 July 1988, knowing they must go their separate ways the next day. The novel then visits their lives on 15 July every year for the next 20 years. The novel attracted generally positive reviews and was named 2010 Galaxy Book of the Year. [1]
The tale of Lutung Kasarung is often adapted into the play of sandiwara, a traditional Sundanese drama, such as the one performed by Miss Tjitjih Sundanese sandiwara drama troupe. [15] The story often appeared in children's storybooks and comic books in Indonesia, and its adaptation often appeared in Indonesian TV sinetrons.
According to the legend, once upon a time in Svargaloka, a pair of deities, a god and a goddess committed a terrible sin.As punishment, Batari Sunan Ambu (the highest mother goddess also the queen of heaven in Sundanese mythology) banished them from Svargaloka and incarnated them on earth as animals—the god became a dog named Tumang, while the goddess became a boar named Celeng Wayungyang.
In 1928, an association of young Javanese intellectuals referred to the language as "Bahasa Indonesia" ("Indonesian language"), for the first time, thus emphasising the notion of a national rather than an ethnic language.
One of the earliest historical records that mention the name "Sunda" appears in the Kebon Kopi II inscription dated 854 saka (932 AD) discovered in Bogor. In 1225, a Chinese writer named Chou Ju-kua, in his book Chu-fan-chi, describes the port of Sin-t'o , which probably refers to the port of Banten or Kalapa. By examining these records, it ...
Malin Kundang is a popular folktale in Indonesian folklore that originated in the province of West Sumatra.The folktale tells of an ungrateful son named Malin Kundang and centers around the themes of disobedience and retribution that turned him into stone.
Batutulis inscription in Bogor stood in the remnant of Pakuan Pajajaran.. Pakuan Pajajaran was mentioned in several historical sources and archeological findings, mainly in the form of inscriptions and old manuscripts; among others are the Batutulis inscription (16th century), Kabantenan copperplate inscription, Bujangga Manik (15th century), Carita Parahyangan (1580), and Carita Waruga Guru ...
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (novel) They Both Die at the End; This Town Will Never Let Us Go; Through the Looking-Glass; Time, Forward! (novel) Today Will Be Different; Tomorrow (novel) The Tower (Stern novel)