Edensor

Edensor, which tells stories about Ikal's and his cousin Arai's journey to Europe and africa, is AndreaHirata's thirt book after Laskar Pelangi and Sang Pemimpi. The journey started when they got a scholarship to the University in Sarbonne, France. There they faced the reality which was different from what they had thought before. Worse, they had to spend the first night in the middle of thick snow witk no place to go but huddle on benches in the park.

After things were settled, they spent most of thetime studying at the university and sight seeing during their free time.

One day, they decided to make a trip around Europe ang Africa. Their idea spread to their friends, who then decided to join the trip and made bets about who could go the farthest. The problem was that Ikal and Arai had no money to money to pay for the journey. So they did all konds of things to make their dream come true, such as posting as two mermaid statues in theNetherlands and selling some of their belongings.

Needless to say, this book is surely interesting to read. Enjoy!