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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.
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.
Yang's name "Shuang-zi" is a pen name meaning "twins". Yang, named Yang Jo-tzu (杨若慈; 楊若慈; Yáng ruòcí), grew up mostly interested in writing literature, whereas her twin sister, Yang Jo-hui (杨若晖; 楊若暉; Yáng ruòhuī), was more interested in historical research and translation; Yang Jo-hui died of cancer in 2015, after which Yang Jo-tzu adopted the name "Shuang-zi" for ...
To Live (simplified Chinese: 活着; traditional Chinese: 活著; pinyin: Huózhe) is a novel written by Chinese novelist Yu Hua in 1993. It describes the struggles endured by Fugui, the son of a wealthy land-owner, while historical events caused and extended by the Chinese Revolution are fundamentally altering the nature of Chinese society.
The author, Mo Yan, uses self-reference and by the end of the novel introduces himself as one of the main characters. [3] In the novel, Mo Yan is more like a character who complements the narrator's perspective. There are two main narrators in the novel, one is the big-headed baby Lan Qiansui, who is reborn from Ximen Nao haunting.
[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).
A Life Apart, titled Past Continuous in India, is a novel written by Neel Mukherjee. It was first published by Picador in India in 2008. It was later published in the UK as A Life Apart by Constable & Robinson in 2010. The author began writing the book in 2001 after taking a course in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. [1]
Back Roads is the 1999 novel by the American writer Tawni O'Dell, and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in March 2000. [1] [2] [3] [4]Describing her novel and characters during an interview in 2000, O'Dell said: [5]