Two Good Friends Promote Literacy

The kiosk measures about 1.5 meters by 2.5 m and is crammed with piles of books to its ceiling. Only limited space is left for Ntis to move and turn around when cleaning the kiosk.

KOMPAS/MACHRADIN WAHYUDI RITONGA

Ntis Sutisna.

Despite seeing fewer customers recently, two good friends, Ntis Sutisna, 66, and Makmur, 59, continue to be loyal sellers of secondhand books in Bandung, West Java. For them, this business is not about money but is a way for them to promote literacy.

Although his books were increasingly turning yellow, Ntis kept cleaning and tidying them up in his small kiosk on Tuesday (15/6/2021). Arriving at around 9:30 a.m., he opened the cover of half of his kiosk, called Kios Buku Persada Indah, in Cihaurgeulis Market, better known as Pasar Suci in Bandung city.