Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Pramoedya, {{circa|1955}} Pramoedya Ananta Toer (EYD: Pramudya Ananta Tur; 6 February 1925 – 30 April 2006), also nicknamed Pram, was an Indonesian novelist and writer. His works span the colonial period under Dutch rule, Indonesia's struggle for independence, its occupation by Japan during the Second World War, as well as the post-colonial authoritarian regimes of Sukarno and Suharto, and are infused with personal and national history.

Pramoedya's writings sometimes fell out of favour with the colonial and later the authoritarian native governments in power. He faced censorship in Indonesia during the pre-''Reformasi'' era even though he was well-known outside Indonesia. Dutch authorities imprisoned him from 1947 to 1949 during the War of Independence. During the transition to the Suharto regime, he was caught up in the shifting tides of political change and power struggles. Suharto had him imprisoned from 1969 to 1979 on the Maluku island of Buru and branded him a Communist. He was seen as a holdover from the previous regime, despite having struggled with it. It was on the Island of Buru that he composed his most famous work, the Buru Quartet. Not permitted access to writing materials, he recited the story orally to other prisoners before it was written down and smuggled out.

Pramoedya opposed some policies of founding President Sukarno as well as the New Order regime of Suharto, Sukarno's successor. Political criticisms were often subtle in his writing, although he was outspoken against colonialism, racism, and corruption of the Indonesian new government. During the many years in which he suffered imprisonment and house arrest (in Jakarta after his imprisonment in Buru), he became a ''cause célèbre'' for advocates of human rights and freedom of expression. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Dongeng calon arang by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta

    Published 1999
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    Korupsi by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta

    Published 2002
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    Panggil aku kartini saja by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta

    Published 2000
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    Rumah kaca sabuah novel sejarah by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta

    Published 1998
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    Nyanyi sunyi seorang bisu jilid I by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta

    Published 2000
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    Gadis pantai sebuah roman keluarga by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta

    Published 2000
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    Bumi manusia dengan penjelasan istilah Bahasa Indonesia by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 1981
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    Anak semua bangsa by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 1989
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    Jejak langkah by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

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    Rumah kaca by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 1988
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    The fugitive by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 1975
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    Bumi manusia by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 1983
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    Bumi manusia dengan penjelasan istilah Bahasa Indonesia by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 1981
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    Bumi manusia sebuah novel sejarah by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 2001
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    Anak semua bangsa sebuah novel sejarah by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 2001
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    Perburuan sebuah novel by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 2002
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    Mereka yang dilumpuhkan by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 2002
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    Bumi manusia by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta 1925-

    Published 2005
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