Galaxy Kinanthi: Once Loved It's Dead?

"Here's how to work something you call love, you meet someone then slowly felt comfortable being around him. If he's close, you'll feel whole and split when he was away. Beauty is that when you feel it watching you without you knowing. You start to smile, and cry without want to be called crazy. "

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That piece of sentence in the latest novel written by Tasaro GK, Galaxy Kinanthi: Once Loved It's Dead? inspired by a true story.

This novel tells about a girl named Kinanthi who has a very poor family background. His father was a gambler, and his brother, a thug. This condition is caused not one person who wants to be friends with him, except Ajuj, the son of a Rois (Prelate in the village). Ajuj was the only friend Kinanthi.

Until one day Kinanthi sold by the father with a price of 50 kg of rice to the rice seller. Since it was very heavy Kinanthi life as a housekeeper. Moving from house to house. Until he was in Kuwait, torture for torture he faced, salaries are not paid, abused.

Because the intelligence and language skills are very good, the employer brought Kinanthi to America. Here is a big change in life Kinanthi.
Thus he became a Professor. Kinanthi Hope, Ph.D., a controversial writer.

And what about her love story with Ajuj? After 20 years do not meet, there's still the same feeling? Curious? read the novel itself ya .. hehe ..


This novel can be a novel learning emotion with grooves that move dynamically. Through this novel, we will be brought from New York to the Gunung Kidul, and then to Bandung, Riyadh, Kuwait, Miami, Washington DC, up to the Great Plains. In addition, will have learning about love and humanity.