Abstract
This study aimed at describing the historical traces in Tere Liye's novels. The research method used is descriptive qualitative in the form of historical traces in the novel by Tere Liye. The data of this research are in the form of discourse in four Tere Liye novels. The primary source of the data is the novel written by Tere Liye that are Rindu, Tentang Kamu, Ross dan Sunset, Anak Cahaya. The secondary sources of the data are theses, articles, and the internet. The data were collected through literature, attentive and note-taking techniques. The data were analyzed using structural genetic analysis of literature through a historical extrinsic point of view. The results of the research are historical traces found in four Tere Liye novels, Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) history in the novel Tentang Kamu and The Children of Light. In these two novels, the history of the Indonesian Communist Party {PKI} is proven by the historical fact that the PKI betrayal did occur in Indonesia in 1948 and 1965. Likewise, in the novel Rose dan Sunset, there are historical traces about the Bali bombings. Historical facts prove that there was a big explosion in 2002 in the Kuta area of Bali. The pilgrimage journey in the Dutch colonial era, contained in the novel Rindu. The takeover of the pilgrimage from kiyai by the Dutch by providing a steamboat that occurred in the 1900s became a historical fact that supported it. The results of this analysis can be developed as teaching materials, especially for historical story text material in high school.