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Salah Asuhan (Indonesian: Wrong Upbringing) is an Indonesian novel by Abdul Muis originally published in 1928 by Balai Pustaka. It is widely considered one of the best examples of early modern Indonesian literature .
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah (Under the Protection of Ka'bah) is the 1938 debut novel of the Indonesian author Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah (1908–1981). Written while the author worked in Medan as the editor of an Islamic weekly magazine, the novel follows the doomed romance of a young Minang couple from different social backgrounds.
Originally released as a serial, Van der Wijck was republished as a novel after favourable popular reception. Described by the socialist literary critic Bakri Siregar as Hamka's best work, the work came under fire in 1962 because of similarities between it and Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr 's Sous les Tilleuls ( Under the Limes ; 1832).
A new Jewell novel is always good news to mystery lovers. After restaurateur Paddy is murdered, his wife and 20-something daughter receive a package and note from an old friend of Paddy’s. In ...
[32] [38] Belenggu was the only novel published by the magazine [38] and the first Indonesian psychological novel. [1] In 1969, Belenggu received the first annual Literary Prize from the government of Indonesia, along with Marah Rusli 's Sitti Nurbaya (1922), Salah Asuhan , and Achdiat Karta Mihardja 's Atheis ( Atheist ; 1949).
Here are the books that took the top 10 spots on USA TODAY's bestseller list, including Percival Everett's "James" and a new Brandon Sanderson novel. Most popular books of the week: See the top 10 ...
The structure of the novel is complex, moving backwards and forwards in time from the 1990s to the 1980s and 1960s and among a variety of narrative points of view. Saman provides an important critique of the New Order, which was overthrown by students and workers in 1998. Coming out from under the censorship of Suharto, Ayu Utami's novel is a ...
However, he considers the plot of Sitti Nurbaya more interesting for a reader from a Western background than the older novel. [ 3 ] Siregar wrote that Rusli "in many things acts as a dalang ", [ c ] or puppet master , occasionally removing the characters in order to speak directly to the reader, making the message too one-sided.