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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 ...
Achdiat Karta Mihardja (March 6, 1911 – July 8, 2010) was an Indonesian author, novelist and playwright. He is best known for his novel, Atheis, which was published in 1949. Atheis is considered one of Indonesia's most important literary works following World War II. [1]
A Road with No End (Indonesian: Jalan Tak Ada Ujung) is an Indonesian novel by Mochtar Lubis first published by Balai Pustaka in 1952.It takes place during the Indonesian war of independence and tells the story of Guru Isa, a schoolteacher who assists the guerrilla freedom fighters yet lives in fear.
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]
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 ...
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 ...
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]
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.