Laskar Pelangi

Laskar Pelangi is the first novel by Andrea Hirata that published on 2005. The novel bases on the writer’s true life childhood with his 9 best friends in island call Belitong. The Novel tells us about 10 poor children; Ikal, Lintang, Sahara, Mahar, A kiong, Syahdan, Kucai, Borek aka Samson, Trapani and Harun struggling together to get an education, their learning together in the same school from SD Class 1 (Elementary school) to SMP class 3 (Junior High School), their school just an ordinary school with full of limitation, but they never give up to get an education, they called themselve Laskar Pelangi. It’s so touchy story, full of spirit and can encourage many people to get formal education. Andrea can express the situation and the emotional on this book very well. You should read this book

You can take a look Andrea Hirata background at www.Sastrabelitong.multiply.com