Perhaps his second novel, to be called Merdeka Square, will show a defter touch.

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He has also been known to stroll in the evening from his office to Merdeka Square.

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Merdeka Square's account of the events surrounding the 1965 coup attempt is most notable for how it differs from the official version long promoted by the government.

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If nothing else, Merdeka Square will allow Indonesians to muse on what the fate of their country might have been if the communists and their supporters within the military had had a better grasp of revolutionary tactics.

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Merdeka Square by Kerry B.

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