This research study aims to describe the reflection on the history of the PKI in Tere Lie's Novel About You. The focus of his description is human facts in novels that reflect the history of the PKI. This research is a descriptive qualitative study using genetic structuralism theory. The research data were collected using the document review method. Data were analyzed using structural genetic methods. Based on the results and discussion, it is known that the human facts in Tere Liye's novel About You reflect the dominant PKI history in the form of social facts, namely in the form of social, economic, and political relations. In this case, some are verbal and some are nonverbal. It can be concluded that: (1) Social facts in the form of social relations are reflected in the story of the kidnapping and massacre of kyai, kiyai families, and pesantrean pesantrean santri by Musoh and Latri because of their dissatisfaction with Ma'sum's financial policy, even though previously they were religious people of Kyai Ma ' sum; (2) Social facts in the form of economic relations reflected in the story of the economic arrangement of the Islamic boarding schools which were used as tools to incite others to hate the leaders of the Islamic boarding schools and to carry out rebellions; and (3) social facts in the form of political relations reflected in the story of the communist movement in Indonesia in 1948-1965, the uncontrolled struggle for influence and power between the TNI and PKI political elites, and the spread of hateful words / slogans by the PKI group.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan refleksi sejarah PKI dalam Novel Tentang Kamu karya Tere Lie. Fokus pendeskripsiannya adalah subjek kolektif dalam novel yang mencerminkan sejarah PKI. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif menggunakan teori strukturalisme genetik. Data penelitian dikumpulkan dengan metode telaah dokumen. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode struktural genetik. Berdasarkan paparan hasil dan pembahasan penelitian diketahui bahwa subjek kolektif novel Tentang Kamu karya Tere Liye yang mencerminkan peristiwa pemberontakan PKI, ada yang tergambar melalui unsur instrinsik, latar belakang pengarang, dan latar belakang sosial budaya tempat karya itu lahir. Disimpulkan bahwa (1) Subjek kolektif unsur instrinsik tampak pada penggunaan latar waktu, tempat, dan suasana/sosial. Latar waktu berupa pembrontakan PKI tahun 1948 dan 1965, latar tempat berupa lokasi pembantaian oleh PKI di Pabrik-pabrik tebu atau Loji-loji Kebun Tebu, dan latar suasana/sosial berupa hiruk pikuk dan pesta pora PKI saat pembantaian tokoh-tokoh agama; (2) Subjek kolektif latar belakang pengarang sebagai akuntan tergambar pada perjalanan tokoh Sri Ningsih dalam pengelola perusahaan dan penyusunan wasiatnya; dan (3) Subjek kolektif latar belakang sosial budaya tempat sastra itu lahir berupa penggunaan seni drama tradisional Ketoprak (dari Surakarta) dan Ludruk (dari Surabaya) sebagai media mempengaruhi masa.