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"The three plays translated in this volume, Time Bomb, Cockroach Opera, and Julini’s Opera, share the same setting and cast of characters. Through their songs, colloquial language, and raunchy humor, they illustrate a blending of the energy of indigenous folk expression and the style of a Western musical. The mixture creates a kaleidoscopic presentation likely to appeal to sophisticated urban audiences but these plays, with their graphically literal representation of the dark “underside” to elite prosperity, subvert rather than affirm middle class assumptions. On the set of Time Bomb, directly below the chairs of a group of oblivious restaurant diners, sits a slum on the banks of a fetid canal where the victims of Jakarta’s transformation into a rich urban center play out their struggle with life. The diners, representing government officials whose role it is to clear the slums, are depicted as corrupt, weak, and hypocritical individuals who are constantly uttering fatuous statements. Meanwhile, the speech and action of the slum-dwelling “cockroaches”—prostitutes, transwomen, and thugs, as well as hardworking newcomers to the city—is tough, lively, and down-to-earth. For all their humor and fun, however, these plays are not “mere entertainment,” but rather purveyors of a stinging critique of the social injustice found in the “real world” just outside the theater doors."

"Perjalanan Siwa melacak sumber kejahatan di muka bumi mengantarkannya ke Pancawati, negeri kaum Naga. Pada akhirnya, kejahatan tersingkap di hadapannya. Bersama Sati, istrinya, ia segera menggalang kekuatan untuk melancarkan perang suci melawan musuh utamanya, seorang dalang mahasakti yang mengendalikan raja-raja besar dari balik layar.Rangkaian perang brutal segera menyapu seluruh penjuru Bharatawarsa. Kemenangan dan kekalahan dialami Siwa dan pasukannya. Akan tetapi, kekuatan kejahatan justru semakin kuat dari waktu ke waktu. Tatkala menghadapi jalan buntu, Siwa berlayar ke barat, menuju negeri tersembunyi yang dihuni sebuah marga bernama Bayuputra, demi mendapatkan pusaka yang diharapkan mampu mengakhiri perang berkepanjangan.Apakah Siwa berhasil menjalankan misinya? Bagaimanakah kelanjutan perang dan akibatnya bagi Bharatawarsa dan dunia? Dan seperti apakah akhir perjalanan Siwa? Novel pamungkas dari Trilogi Siwa ini akan mengungkap misteri tentang Batara Siwa, yang telah digariskan menjadi penerus Batara Rudra sebagai Mahadewa penghancur kejahatan!"