Lamunan Puitis Sebuah Trilogi

by Shahnon Ahmad

Trilogi ini tidak sekadar menghidangkan tiga kisah, malah turut menarik kesedaran pembaca untuk mendekati, memahami dan mencintai Islam sebagai cara hidup. Sebuah Mimpi buat Hari Tua bertolak daripada konsep kekeluargaan dan pembangunan. Watak "aku", isterinya Yati, dan anak mereka Seha yang tinggal di sebuah flet di Kuala Lumpur, sering teringatkan atuk dan nenek Seha yang tinggal di sebuah flet di Kuala Lumpur, sering teringatkan atuk dan nenek Seha di Kampung Banggul. Titipan pula, walaupun mempunyai konsep yang sama, namun lebih merupakan monolog dalaman yang mengisahkan tentang kenang-kenangan "aku" terhadap ibunya. Sementara Embun bertolak daripada falsafah keislaman, dipersonafikasi bagi menghuraikan erti kewujudan, sumbangan bermakna ketika mempunyai hayat, serta kematian. Sungguhpun latar trilogi ini berbeza (keduniawi, kerohanian), ketiga-tiganya masih terikat dengan suatu konsep dan falsafah. Secara tidak langsung trilogi ini mengupas falsafah tersebut pada tahap kemanusiaan yang umum, serta tahap keinsanan yang tinggi.

277 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Dato' Haji Shahnon bin Ahmad (born 1933 in Sik, Kedah) is a Malaysian writer, a National Laureate, and a former Member of Parliament. He was awarded with the National Literary Award in 1982. He is also a Professor Emeritus at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang.

Shahnon has written a number books, one of the most notable being Shit @ PukiMak @ PM (1999), a controversial political satire. The book makes allegorical references to the ruling coalition government, Barisan Nasional (BN), its major component party, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamed. There were attempts by the government to ban this book and to strip Shahnon of his literary title.

Some novels written by Shahnon include Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan (1966)—which has been adapted into a film called Rice People directed by Cambodian film director Rithy Panh, Rentong (1965), Srengenge (1973)—which won the Malaysian Novel of the Year in 1970, and Terdedah (1965).

Shahnon is also a member of opposition political party PAS. In the 1999 general election, he contested in the Parliamentary constituency of Sik (P.13) in which he won. He did not contest in the 2004 general election which saw PAS losing that seat to BN.

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Mohd Fadzil Yusof · Rating 3 out of 5]

Selain menampakkan gaya yg khusus pada Shannon Ahmad kita kesani mulai menghaluskan perasaannya dlm bentuk pengucapan yg lebih menyentuh peribadi, mungkin gaya ini tersendiri bagi Shahnon. Selain kulit buku yang cantik bagi saya. Novel ini yg dicantum dari 3, mempunyai daya sensitivitinya...

[Ema · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kompilasi novelet ini memang ternyata trademark SA. Tulisan Titipan baru dibaca selepas Ratap Rabitah. I wonder..