Patrick Sweeting: 1 book

Book cover of Jaipong Dancer: A Sweeping Story of Love, Hate and Moral Corruption Set Against a Backdrop of Violent Unrest in Indonesia

Jaipong Dancer: A Sweeping Story of Love, Hate and Moral Corruption Set Against a Backdrop of Violent Unrest in Indonesia

A Sweeping Story of Love, Hate and Moral Corruption Set Against a Backdrop of Violent Unrest in Indonesia

by Patrick Sweeting
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012

Set in Sumatra in the 1950s, Jaipong Dancer is a story of lost innocence and complex moral dilemmas. It follows the journey of Yahyu, a young Javanese dancer, who runs away from a forced marriage and becomes unwittingly involved in the violent struggle for Sumatra’s independence from Jakarta. On her...
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