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Indonesian literature is a term grouping various genres of South-East Asian literature. Indonesian literature can refer to literature produced in the Indonesian archipelago . It is also used to refer more broadly to literature produced in areas with common language roots based on the Malay language (of which Indonesian is one scion ).
In 1969, Indonesian writer and literary critic Ajip Rosidi wrote that the novel was more interesting than earlier works because of its multi-interpretable ending. [48] The Indonesian writer and literary critic Muhammad Balfas wrote in 1976 that Belenggu was "in every respect the best novel of pre-war Indonesian literature". [2]
Before the first novels were written in Indonesia, the prose literature was more similar to folk stories. Marah Roesli had higher education, and was able to access many books from the Western tradition, especially the Modernism literature prevalent at the time. His works convey the need to move away from the strong traditional values ...
Padamu Jua" has been used in several school books for teaching Indonesian at senior high school levels. "Padamu Jua" is Hamzah's best-praised work. [ 11 ] Dutch scholar of Indonesian literature A. Teeuw described the poem as most valuable, with "the most direct, most powerful, most exact, and most period-appropriate formulation of the ...
Bahasa Indonesia; Jawa; Қазақша ... Pages in category "Indonesian literature" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not ...
Salah Asuhan is generally considered one of the most important works in modern Indonesian Literature and is commonly used as reading material in Indonesian literature classes. [2] Bakri Siregar wrote positively of Salah Asuhan, considering the diction unparalleled in its contemporaries and the characters well fleshed-out. [3]
Like most Indonesian novels published during the period, Dian yang Tak Kunjung Padam deals with conflict between traditional adults, who base their worldview on adat (Minangkabau tradition), and the youth, who have a Dutch education. Literary critics Maman S. Mahayana, Oyon Sofyan, and Achmad Dian write that Yasin and Molek achieve a spiritual ...
Ayu Utami (born 21 November 1968) is an Indonesian writer who has written novels, short-stories, and articles.Saman (1998) is widely considered her masterpiece. It was translated into English by Pamela Allen in 2005.