Status Updates From Lelaki Harimau

‘ A scent of brine wafted through the coconut palms—cacao plantation—leaves were of use only to the tempeh factories—Not long after the plantation was declared bankrupt, people had arrived to put up boundary stakes, clear away the water hyacinths and vast tangles of kangkong—Rice required too much &—peanuts—were more resilient—less trouble—people were no longer bound to the soil—They had no interest in a dead hog.’

So far it's rather an exploration of time settings. From the last event, developed backwards, the more to the back again to give character background to—maybe—a single loop that become a full circle? Idk let me see...

murder happening in the kampung, Ma Soma, delivering news to the Kyai and Mayor about gore detail of how the boy Margio kill Anwar Sadat brutally.
They proceed to go help with Anwar Sadat body that killed in cold blood, like camel that been ‘sembelih’ in raya qurban.
Meanwhile, they tell backstory of this old Anwar Sadat whose were important person for kampung, also being the subject of peoples bawang time

I feel filthy being weirdly turned on by the phase "pinch her buttocks as if he were testing fruit".

Liking it so far