As I was soothed by Canteloube and Puccini, I tried to come to terms with what was going on. Jakarta had seemed to be one of the world's safer cities; most kampung people were hospitable and did not tolerate theft; but now there were ...
On this rocky promontory high above the desert I remember vague strains from the CD of the shepherd folksongs of the French composer Canteloube which was the musical accompaniment of the year I spent writing my Master's thesis. ...
