<![CDATA[This study aims to describe the representation of the September 30, 1965 Movement tragedy in the novels Kubah and Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk by Ahmad Tohari. The research employs a qualitative descriptive method, with data consisting of words, sentences, and discourses containing references to the September 30, 1965 tragedy, sourced from Kubah (2013) and Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk (2015). Data collection was conducted using the observation-reading-note technique, and analysis was carried out through content analysis using heuristic and hermeneutic reading methods, interpreted through the lens of New Historicism theory. The findings reveal that: (1) Kubah and Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk highlight the September 30, 1965 Movement as a central theme, (2) the protagonists in both novels are individuals who became victims of the September 30, 1965 events, (3) the involvement of the protagonists in the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) was influenced by the strong presence of PKI cadres within society, and (4) the suppression of the September 30, 1965 Movement by the New Order government resulted in numerous casualties, not only among those involved with or sympathetic to the PKI but also among those who were completely uninformed about the party.]]>
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