Yasrin recalled the letter’s conclusion: “…and so, my friends and I, who have long appreciated you as a poet, are convinced that you, too, are fed up with the meaningless activities of these bourgeois parasites. We are sure that you are eager to plunge into the arena by contributing your great creative power to struggle for our nation’s cultural development. We therefore very much hope, that you will come to a meeting at my office to discuss the subject.”
Yasrin did, indeed, feel flattered by Achmad’s letter. The fact was, he had been feeling dissatisfied with himself for some time. This dissatisfaction had been vague and general, but after receiving the letter three days ago, the reasons for his discontent had become clear to him. It was evident now that Pranoto and his group had been ex
