{"product_id":"dasamuka-paperback","title":"Dasamuka - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJunaedi Setiyono\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaya Denisa Saputra\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of\u003cem\u003e Dasamuka, \u003c\/em\u003e a historical novel by Junaedi Setiyono, unfolds in the Yogyakarta Sultanate, a region in Central Java, Indonesia. Set between 1811 and 1824, the narrative addresses not only Dutch colonialization but also the British interval in Dutch rule between 1811 and 1816.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Indonesian word\u003cem\u003e dasamuka\u003c\/em\u003e translates as ten faces, \u003cem\u003e dasa\u003c\/em\u003e meaning ten and\u003cem\u003e muka\u003c\/em\u003e meaning face. The author uses the word to metaphorically describe one of his main characters, a young, ambitious, talented nobleman whose diverse character traits enable him to maneuver among the many challenges life compels him to confront.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSetiyono's narrator, Willem Kappers, is a Scottish scholar from the University of Edinburgh. Jilted by his fianc e, Kappers decides to move as far away from Scotland as he can. Since he has an uncle residing in the Yogyakarta Sultanate, he signs up for a research project of Dr. John Casper Leyden, a world-renowned Scottish scientist with a special interest in the Dutch East Indies. The voice of Kappers enables Setiyono to spotlight many issues that even today remain taboo subjects for Javanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKappers arrives on the island of Java in August 1811 by way of a Royal Navy warship sent to seize the island for Britain from the then reigning Dutch. Kappers's assignment is to learn the significance of the word\u003cem\u003e bronjong, \u003c\/em\u003e which describes an ancient form of capital punishment decreed by a Javanese court of law. His research brings him into close contact with the Javanese people, royalty as well as commoners. Since Kappers finds employment in the local colonial government office, the reader also becomes privy to the internal colonial modus operandi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his fourteen-year sojourn in the sultanate, Kappers becomes a close friend of Den Wahyana, a Javanese nobleman who is politically engaged. Den Wahyana not only brings Kappers into the inner circle of Prince Diponegoro II, the leader of a group of controversial individuals known as the Tegalreja Group, but also introduces him to religious leaders, families of the palace staff, and Dasamuka. Through these relationships, Kappers becomes ensnared in the kidnapping of one of the sultan's concubines, who is also Dasamuka's wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecounting the couple's escape, Setiyono's lyrical voice transports the reader to the lush landscape of Central Java and into its rich culture, steeped in mysticism and religious doctrine. Setiyono brings the most powerful human emotions--love, betrayal, and greed--to the page as Kappers experiences an infatuation with a Javanese woman, indignation over the 1812 plunder of the Keraton by the British Army, and the fierce resistance of the Javanese people against colonial oppression and their own corrupt aristocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing read, \u003cem\u003e Dasamuka\u003c\/em\u003e invites us into a far-off culture while simultaneously revealing little-known historical facts told from opposing viewpoints.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129331814535,"sku":"9780983627319","price":24.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4dae96e939e798a60bbeca2624814e3b.webp?v=1732602062","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/dasamuka-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}