About Pramoedya Ananta Toer,
Written by Stanley Widianto, and was originally published in Jakarta Post,
Nov 24, 2018



Bunga Penutup Abad (The Flower that Ends a Century) exposes Pramoedya’s beautiful words in the face of tragedy and adversity.
Anguish pervades Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s work like a fly you can’t swat. A son is executed for the killing of a corporal, leaving his mother deranged and in constant mourning. A man has a target on his back.