Negeri
5 Menara is the firs book from a trilogy, writen by a famous author, that is
Ahmad Fuadi. This book was launched in 2010. This inspiratif book consist of
struggle of life of the actors. And do you know readers? The story is based on
the author’s experiences in the past.
The
main actor is Alif. A boy from a small village in Bukit Tinggi , Sumatra, who
wanted to continue his study in the best senior high school there.
Unfortunately, Alif didn’t get permit from his parents. They are poor family,
so, they didn’t have enough money to send Alif to that school. Alif’s parents
asked him to continue his study in islamic school.Alif disagreed with this
decision. But, he couldn’t do anything. So he had to throw his dream to study
in Bukit Tinggi Senior High School.
Madani
Boarding school, which located in Ponorogo, East Java were Alif’s school now.
Formally, he didn’t feel comfortable to study there. There are so many rules
which should be obeyed by the students. If they didn’t obey the rules, they
would get punishments. But, luckily Alif meet amazing friends. They were Said,
Raja, Baso, Atang and Dulmajid. Alif’s new friends were idealist. They had
dreams and wanted to reach them. Although, there would be so many challenges
there. The spirit of “MAN JADDA WA JADDA”
always remembered in their brains.