Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. Living equally among the colonists and colonized of 19th-century Java, he battles against the confines of colonial strictures. It is his love for Annelies that enables him to find the strength to embrace his world.
Author Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Translator Max Lane
Series Buru Quartet
Format Paperback, English
Page(s) 368
ISBN/ISBN13 0140256350/9780140256352
Published Date May 01, 1996
Publisher Penguin Books
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Translator Max Lane
Series Buru Quartet
Format Paperback, English
Page(s) 368
ISBN/ISBN13 0140256350/9780140256352
Published Date May 01, 1996
Publisher Penguin Books
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Buy Now from Amazon *
In this Series — Buru Quartet
Child of All Nations
English / 1997
Footsteps
English / 1997
House of Glass
English / 1997
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The novel has humbled me in a lot of ways.
— in This Earth of Mankind: The Post-Reading Emotion (Dec 06, 2023)
— in This Earth of Mankind: The Post-Reading Emotion (Dec 06, 2023)
This book might not be my favorite, but it struck me of how far the colonialism had shaped Indonesian character as a nation today.
— in This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer (An Indonesian Clasic) (Feb 11, 2019)
— in This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer (An Indonesian Clasic) (Feb 11, 2019)
A landmark novel where Indonesian writers reclaim their voice—"This Earth of Mankind" turns colonial memory into a story of awakening and resistance.
— in Indies Literature: Thoughts on ‘This Earth of Mankind’ by Pramoedya Ananta Toer (Jul 22, 2018)
— in Indies Literature: Thoughts on ‘This Earth of Mankind’ by Pramoedya Ananta Toer (Jul 22, 2018)
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