"The Rainbow Troops or Laskar Pelangi won praise from Christopher Merrill, academic literature at the University of Iowa, United States," said Andrea Hirata who are now in the United States through electronic mail received by ANTARA here on Tuesday.
Andrea explains, Christopher Merrill is director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, the United States and is one that has made Iowa elected "Unesco city of literature".
"The truth is very difficult to get a compliment from him. Of the 34 authors International Writing Program at the University of Iowa this year, only me get compliment," said Andrea in electronic mail.
According to Andrea, the compliment made him more confident and more grateful.
"Thank God, read this comment Chris frankly I'm more confident, because people like him do not arbitrarily give a compliment. I think this is the moment I am most confident during the plunge into the literary world," he said.
Praise is planned to be installed on the front page novel The Rainbow Troops next edition, since the first edition that circulated in the United States has nearly exhausted bought.
According to Andrea, the recognition of American academics to assert that novel Rainbow Warriors from the Indonesian literary works can also prosper and be recognized abroad.
"Living our seriousness to learn and understand the research in writing," he said.
Andrea also mentioned, Christopher Merrill says that The Rainbow Troops is an impressive achievement and is a powerful work of imagination that sweep Belitong life on the island.
Andrea is also considered to be managed to create memorable characters and storyline are amazing.
Meanwhile, author of tetralogy Laskar Pelangi, Andrea Hirata at this time was in America for a scholarship international writing program at Iowa University.
He will be in the United States until 16 November. And Andrea is one of 13 people from several countries who have this good chance. kOMPAS
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