MEMORI TRAUMA PERANG AMBON DALAM NOVEL KEI: KUTEMUKAN CINTA DI TENGAH PERANG KARYA ERNI ALADJAI

Kei: Kutemukan Cinta di Tengah Perang (2013) is a novel by Erni Aladjai that tells the dark events of Ambon civil war 1999 occurred in (Kei Islands). The problem this research how author reconstructs memory and trauma caused psychic wounds for survivors, becomes middle voice. descriptive analysis method was used to look at narrative as well text gave rise construction traumatic memory. Meanwhile, theory, Cathy Caruth's theory used. results showed all Kei islands left psychological scars memories survivors. This narrated bombings, massacres, so on. survivors were trauma, present symptoms nightmares flashbacks. can also become voice other stories public space. It realizing fact demands truth justice them have never disappeared buried with past.