Birds Overseas tells the battle of mind and inner conflict within the family of Lieutenant-General Wiranto, a former ambassador, guerrillas 45, with sons and daughters of the post-Independence generation. Her eldest son, Anggriani, a career woman wealthy. Second, Wibowo, an expert in nuclear physics and astro-physics at the CERN laboratory in Geneva. His younger brother, Lieutenant Colonel Candra, a jet fighter instructor at Madison. The youngest, Edi, drug addicts who died in their teens but not lonely wisdom especially for her brother, Marineti. Neti, a graduate of Anthropology and sosiawati idealistic work in slums; naughtiest girl-wild that are always at loggerheads, beranggar opinion against her mother, Yuniati, less humor graceful women who are active in women's organizations.rnSet in Jakarta, Greece, Switzerland, India, also the Banda Islands, the novel is loaded with philosophical ideas on the new generation of Indonesian human. Spiritually mentally generation has migrated beyond national boundaries.rnNovel masterpiece works Y.B. This Mangunwijaya gives fresh meaning to globalization with all its golden opportunity. A novel that, if examined in depth, can lead to mental revolution for readers. (google translated)