Part of Series
Ketika aku buka pintu, aku melihat ada sebuah amplop putih. Oh, rupanya ada surat. Aku membungkuk dan mengambil amplop itu. Untuk aku. Di situ tertera : "Untuk Beauty". Tidak tertulis siapa pengirimnya, tapi tidak tertutup rapat. Jadi aku buru-buru membuka. Kartu itu dibuat sendiri dan kertas daur ulang berwarna krem. Depannya adalah gambar goresan abstrak hitam putih yang terasa kelam. Hm... seperti coretan sebuah lorong hitam. Aku buka dan tertulis di situ dengan tulisan tangan: Aku tidak percaya kamu tidak memilihku. Padahal aku tadinya menyangka terang di ujung lorong itu. Ternyata aku terjebak dan tersekap oleh pikiranku. Dan aku adalah manusia yang tak bisa keluar dari situ
Author
Fira Basuki (born June 7, 1972) is a well-known Indonesian novelist. Arguably her most famous work is her trilogy debut consisting of Jendela-Jendela (The Windows), Pintu (The Door) and Atap (The Roof). The trilogy concerning the journeys of Javanese brother and sister Bowo and June; from graduating high school, studying abroad in the US, their meta-physical experiences (especially Bowo's "second sight" and aura-reading capabilities), relationships with people of different nationalities (especially June's Tibetan husband), and their return home to Indonesia. Her novel, Brownies, was adapted to a movie which was nominated for Best Picture at the 2005 Indonesian Film Festival, eventually losing out to Gie (though Brownies did earn a Best Director Citra award for Hanung Bramantyo). She recently launched to widespread media acclaim a popular biography on media person Wimar Witoelar, her first work in non-fiction. Her latest novel, scheduled to be published July 2007, is entitled Astral Astria. As per August 2007, she works as Chief Editor at the Indonesian edition of Cosmopolitan Magazine. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fira\_Basuki)
