The Dialectics of Modernity and Mysticism in Modern Indonesian Magical Realist Novels

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DOI https://doi.org/10.55923/kirana.v3i1.3
Rian Wardani 1 , Putri Rahmawati 2 , Budi Rahmawati 3 , Farhan Rahmawati 4 , Agus Nugroho 5
1, 4Department of Computer Science, Universitas Brawijaya , 2, 3, 5Department of Computer Science, Institut Teknologi Bandung
1 rian.wardani@ub.ac.id , 2 putri.rahmawati@itb.ac.id , 3 budi.rahmawati@itb.ac.id , 4 farhan.rahmawati@ub.ac.id , 5 agus.nugroho@itb.ac.id

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Post-reform Indonesian prose frequently marries gritty socioeconomic realism with animistic supernatural folklore. Through close textual readings of selected contemporary novels, we demonstrate how magical realism serves as an aesthetic vehicle to articulate unresolved historical trauma and local mystical beliefs.
Issue Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024)
Section Articles
Pages 167-180
Published 2024-06-30

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