SYNOPSIS "THE LAND OF FIVE TOWERS" NOVEL BY AHMAD FUADI

Lama sekali tak bersuara di blog ini. Entahlah, mungkin berbulan-bulan atau lebih dari setahun. Actually there are some reviews of new novels I've read in this hibernation period, but i have not had time to post.  Aku sedang tergila-gila dengan novel triller!!! YAY dan yang pasti tetap karya-karya Dan Brown yang bisa membuatku merinding sekaligus melongo tertahan.

Tapi, sekarang aku muncul dengan review novel berbahasa alien #hah berarti saya sedang belajar untuk menjadi alien. No, I'm not!!!! Ini adalah hasil berkutat dengan skripsi. Hanya sebagian yang aku post. Belum berani upload semuanya karena sekarang masih proses bimbingan. Nanti kalau sudah selesai dan Insaallah lancar (doakan ya) akan ku-post lebih banyak.

Cerita sedikit tentang skripsi ini. Untuk bisa mendapat persetujuan judul saja beratnya melebihi dua muatan truk gandeng. Harus pandai meyakinyan sekaligus yakin pada kemampuan diri sendiri. Memang sulit karena prodi yang kupilih bukanlah bahasa Inggris sastra, tapi pendidikan. Dan menganalisa novel masih kurang diminati. Mereka cenderung memilih qualitative, quantitative, dan PTK.

Selain itu tak banyak pula dosen yang menguasai sastra karena, ya memang ini kampus berstatus 'pendidik'.  Itulah sulitnya mengajukan judul skripsi tentang analisa novel.

But, this is my passion. I really happy now. Sesulit apapun skripsi ini nanti, aku akan berusaha semaksimal mungkin mengerahkan seluruh kemampuan. Because I love it!

Synopsis:

Alif Fikri lived in Bayur, a little village beside Maninjau lakes, Padang, West Sumatera. His exam score was in the top tenth in Agam regency. After graduated from Junior High School, Alif wanted to continue his study in Bukittinggi Senior High School, and then study at ITB Bandung. He really wanted to be like B.J Habibie as an expert in the field of technology. By school in non-religious school, he can make his dream come true.

For three years, Alif followed the orders of his mother to study at an Islamic junior high school, now is the time to reach his hope. But, his happiness who get the best score lost because his mother wanted him to go to Islamic school again. His mother said that becoming a religious leader is far more honorable than becoming an engineer. Frustation because of his dreams thwarted by his mother, he did not speak and locked himself in his room.

In the evening, his mother put a letter under the door of his room. The letter came from uncle Gindo who studied in Egypt. Uncle Gindo suggested to go to school in Madani, located in East Java. Madani could be the way out of the mess. If in the end he had to go to a religious school, he did not want to go to a madrasah in West Sumatra. The sudden decision made his parents happy and confused.

In Madani Pesantren, he had best friends. They are Raja from Medan, Said from Surabaya, Dulmajid from Madura, Atang from Bandung and the genius Baso from Gowa, Sulawesi. The first day in class after taking an entrance exam and passed, Alif received a powerful magic spell Man Jadda Wajada. It meant he who gives all will surely succeed. Ustadz Salman is the guardian of their classes, class 1A. It was he who taught man jadda wajada to all students.

His daily activities in Madani Pesantren did not easy as the non Islamic school in usual. They should study hard a whole day and the new students only have four months left in which may speak Indonesian. After four months, everyone must speak English and Arabic. They also should be discipline to follow the qanum if they do not want to get punishment. Qanun is an unwritten rule, but all students must abide Madani Pesantren. Since the qanun was read, all the rules should not be violated.

As the wise man says, suffering together is the cement of a solid friendship. Ever since becoming central security jasus, Alif, Raja, Said, Dulmajid, Atang and Baso got together and studied more often. Therefore they are looking for a nice place to gathering, and then they find the mosque’s tower. At the base of the manara was a small garden with shrubs and grass. Behind it, there was a yard with cement stairs around the manara.

Because they often gathered at the base of the manara, their friends dubbed them the Fellowship of the Manara, people who have a tower. They was happily accepted the title. Said even came up with the idea of a code name for each person. They called Said Manara One, Raja Manara Two, Alif Manara Three, Atang Manara four, Dulmajid Manara Five, and Baso Manara Six.

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THE LAND OF FIVE TOWERS