The Rainbow Troops - Andrea Hirata
Category: General Fiction
Narrator: Kenneth Moraleda
Tags: General Fiction, Novel, Adults, Contemporary
Originally written in Bahasa, The Rainbow Troops was first published in 2005 and sold a record-breaking five million copies in Indonesia. The novel tells the inspiring and closely autobiographical tale of the trials and tribulations that the ten motley students (nicknamed the Rainbow Troops) and two teachers from Muhammadiyah Elementary School on Belitong Island, Indonesia, undergo to ensure the continuation of the children s education. The poverty-stricken school suffers the constant threat of closure by government officials, greedy corporations, natural disasters and the students own lack of self-confidence. The story is written from the perspective of Ikal, who is six years old when the novel opens. Just as the author himself did as a young man, Ikal goes to college and eventually wins a scholarship to go abroad, beating incredible odds to become a writer., This delightful, inspiring book has a fable-like quality that reminds us why we love stories heartwarming stories, funny storie
