Dikisahkan bahwa tokoh dalam novel ini Raden Jasmine lewat sebuah perjodohan ini pun meminta Azzam untuk mundur, Bukan karena tidak suka, melainkan Jasmine si Pemalas ini merasa tidak pantas bersanding dengan Azzam yang selalu membawa keteduhan di tingkah laku dan tutur katanya. Jasmine terus menghindar, tetapi Azzam dengan kelembutan, selalu membuat jasmine meleleh, semakin menjauh Azzam justr…
I am a woman of no language. I was fed the words my mother ate. And then I was told these sentences were not adequate. I was taught to speak other than my mother’s tongue. That my mother’s words only matter to use when I was young. Through the course of four chapters, First Drop of Red speaks about history and identity, existence and survival, love and lust, as well as faith and doubts. It …