Skripsi ini membahas pengaruh latar sosial politik dalam novel manjali dan cakrabirawa karya Ayu Utami. novel ini mengambil latar sosial politik peristiwa di sekitar Gerakan 30 september 1965, di mana partai komunis Indonesia dituding menjadi menyebabnya. Peristiwa di seputar september 1965 dihadirkan kembali oleh Ayu Utami melalui tokoh-tokoh novel ini seperti tanpa kesengajaan. Semua sejarah …
Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks she'll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunning pretty. And as a pretty, she'll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun. But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the…