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The rainbow troops a novel

"On Indonesia's Belitong Island--impoverished and tyrannized by tin-mining interests--a wily group of schoolchildren fight for their right to education"--

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  • ""On Indonesia's Belitong Island--impoverished and tyrannized by tin-mining interests--a wily group of schoolchildren fight for their right to education"--"@en
  • "The Indonesian record breaking bestseller in the tradition of Slumdog Millionaire and Shantaram. Ikal is a student at Muhammadiyah Elementary on the Indonesian island of Belitong where graduating from sixth grade is considered a major achievement. His school is under constant threat of closure."
  • "An inspiring and closely autobiographical tale of the trials and tribulations that the ten motley students (nicknamed the Rainbow Troops) and two teachers from Muhammadiyah Elementary School on Belitong Island, Indonesia, undergo to ensure the continuation of the children's education. The story is written from the perspective of Ikal, who is six-years-old when the novel opens. As the author himself did as a young man, Ikal goes to college and eventually wins a scholarship to go abroad, beating incredible odds to become a writer. This delightful, inspiring book has a fable-like quality that reminds us why we love stories. Ikal and his band of plucky cohorts face obstacles large and small, and the reader can't help but root for them to beat the odds and get the education - and life - they deserve."
  • "Originally written in Bahasa, The Rainbow Troops was first published in 2005 and sold a record-breaking five million copies in Indonesia. The novel tells the inspiring and closely autobiographical tale of the trials and tribulations that the ten motley students (nicknamed the Rainbow Troops) and two teachers from Muhammadiyah Elementary School on Belitong Island, Indonesia, undergo to ensure the continuation of the children's education. The poverty-stricken school suffers the constant threat of closure by government officials, greedy corporations, natural disasters and the students' own lack of self-confidence. The story is written from the perspective of Ikal, who is six years old when the novel opens. Just as the author himself did as a young man, Ikal goes to college and eventually wins a scholarship to go abroad, beating incredible odds to become a writer. This delightful, inspiring book has a fable-like quality that reminds us why we love stories'heartwarming stories, funny stories, stories that remind us of the precious things in life. Ikal and his band of plucky cohorts face obstacles large and small, and the reader can't help but root for them to beat the odds and get the education'and life'they deserve. The setting is as compelling and memorable as the characters, and a rare window into a world we know little about. The Rainbow Troops is the first of a tetralogy of novels that have all become bestsellers in Indonesia. It was adapted for the screen and shown at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009."@en
  • "At the poorest village school in Indonesia, Ikal and his friends struggle to pursue their dream of schooling."@en
  • "Novel. Takes place on a small island in Indonesia in the 1970's. Revolves around the lives of 10 children who their teacher nicknames "The Rainbow Troops.""
  • "Story"
  • "Wenn der Morgen auf Belitung, Indonesien, graut, kann nichts sie aufhalten. Die Schüler der 'Regenbogentruppe' - Söhne und Töchter von Fischern und Minenarbeitern - wollen nicht eine einzige Unterrichtsstunde verpassen, denn für sie ist die Schule die einzige Möglichkeit, der Armut zu entkommen. Da ist zum Beispiel Lintang, das mathematische Genie, oder Mahar, der Künstler und angehende Schamane. Und Ikal, der seinen Weg macht: von der Armenschule über das Studium in Paris und London zum gefeierten Schriftsteller. Wie Khaled Hosseini in 'Drachenläufer' verarbeitet Andrea Hirata zugleich seine eigene bewegende Geschichte und eröffnet uns dabei tiefe Einsichten in ein zerrissenes Land."
  • "On Indonesia's Belitong Island--impoverished and tyrannized by tin-mining interests--a wily group of schoolchildren fight for their right to education."

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  • "Popular literature"
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Adventure stories"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Specimens"
  • "Biographical fiction"@en
  • "General fiction"

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  • "Lasykar Pelangi"
  • "The rainbow troops a novel"@en
  • "Die Regenbogentruppe"
  • "The Rainbow Troops"
  • "The rainbow troops"
  • "The rainbow troops"@en
  • "天虹戰隊小學"
  • "Laskar pelangi"
  • "Tian hong zhan dui xiao xue = Laskar pelangi"
  • "Die Regenbogentruppe Roman"
  • "˜Theœ rainbow troops"
  • "La tropa del arcoíris"@es
  • "Rainbow Troops"
  • "Laskar Pelangi"
  • "Tian hong zhan dui xiao xue"
  • "Lasykar pelangi"
  • "Die Regenbogentruppe : Roman"
  • "Chiến binh cầu vòng"

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