Riverdance by Adriani Sukmoro

Summary

Riverdance is a collection of Indonesian short stories written by Adriani Sukmoro in 2009. There are eight short stories that focus on love within a family, friends, and relationships.

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Discussion topics

1. Most of the short stories in Riverdance talk about marriage and family. How are these issues relevant to our daily lives and the future? Consider the emerging technologies and our online social media lives. Why do you think authors create writings about them?
2. “Wanita Karier” uses the first person point of view in addressing Rea’s career life. Research on second and third person point of view in writing. Why are they important in narrating a story?
3. What is the pace and tone of Riverdance? Relate this to different publishing media it can use (trade prints, mobile/iPad, magazine, blog, etc.) How is the style influences readability in all of the media?
   
4. Name your favorite short story and the key message you find in it. What insight did you get that you want to share to others?
   

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