Forty Nights and One of Rain.
Indonesia. Pajangan RT 03. 2011. First Edition in English. Stock ID #212475 "1814. Central Java. In the palace of Surakarta, Prince Anom Hamengkunagara III is suffocating under colonial oppression and the fossilized rituals of the court. He challenged his father, the sultan, who had scolded him about his debauched lifestyle. "I will show you, Father, that the excesses of my life will lead me one day to the science of happiness." Thereupon, he summons three court poets, and orders them to compose an ancient tale encompassing all the natural and supernatural scienced of Java, as far as the Gay Science, and to do so in sung verses in order to entrance its audience and awaken them to unreason." (Publisher's description). When referring to this item please quote stockid 212475.
357pp, book ribbon, very good hardback copy.
Price: $40.00 AU