“It was in Buru that Pramoedya created “the Quartet”. Initially forbidden access to writing materials, Pramoedya recited the stories; vivid tales of the creation of Indonesia, a time of national awakening and rebellion against the colonial rulers, orally to other prisoners. When Pramoedya and two of his fellow prisoners, Joesoef Isak and Hasyim Rachman, were […]
How a political prisoner’s novels gave Indonesia a sense of history by Chris Barrett
“Regardless of Pramoedya’s political views, however, Lane argues he provided Indonesians with a long-lost link to their past, one that is fundamental in reckoning with the future of a still young nation. His highly accessible insider’s account also offers readers in Australia greater understanding of Indonesia’s journey and that can only be positive.” For full […]
Everything You Always Wanted to Happen in the Bumi Manusia Film
Everything You Always Wanted to Happen in the Bumi Manusia Film* (*but Were Afraid to Ask) BY : MIKAEL JOHANI AUGUST 09, 2019, JAKARTA GLOBE The wait is, finally, almost over. The film adaptation of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s classic novel “Bumi Manusia,” or This Earth of Mankind, gets its red carpet première in Surabaya today. The choice […]
Bersama Pram, Hasyim dan Joesoef ZIARAH KE MAKAM TIRTO ADHI SOERJO (si Minke itu) – artikel Max Lane, 1992
ZIARAH KE MAKAM TIRTO ADHI SOERJO berziarah bersama Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Hasyim Rachman dan Joesoef Isak. Oleh Max Lane (Ditulis 1992, dan terbit di majalah PROGRES.) (Ditulis 1992, dan terbit di majalah PROGRES.)
Reposting: Indonesia: 1965 and the Counter-Revolution against the Nation.
Indonesia: 1965 and the Counter-Revolution against the Nation. By Max Lane +++ “The impact of the counter-revolution was, however, even deeper than the sum of these combined policies – from mass murder and terror to totalitarian imposed ignorance and passivity. The 1965 counter-revolution was a pre-emptive purge aimed at the prevention of the final unfolding […]
Minke yang menceritakan ceritera BUMI MANUSIA?
Silahkan membaca kembali halaman pertama BUMI MANUSIA. Membaca kembali dan merenungkannya. Ada rahasianya. Mau tahu rahasianya: terpaksa anda mencari lewat membaca RUMAH KACA. (Disini tidak saya pasang spoiler.) Rahasia lainnya bisa ditemukan di buku INDONESIA TIDAK HADIR DI BUMI MANUSIA. BTW: Versi bahasa Inggeris BUMI MANUSIA – yaitu THIS EARTH OF MANKIND bisa didapat di Indonesia […]
Buku UNFINISHED NATION (edisi Bahasa Indonesia) oleh Max Lane sudah dijual di GRAMEDIA dan toko buku lain.
Buku: UNFINISHED NATION: Ingatan Revolusi, Aksi Massa dan Sejarah Indonesia oleh Max Lane, Penerbit Djaman Baroe (Versi Bahasa Inggeris penerbit VERSO, Lodon/New York) Sudah beredar di berbagai toko buku, termasuk Gramedia. Kalau belum beli dan membaca: silahkan. Kalau mau membantu mengedarkan silahkan SHARE posting ini. Dibawah ada komentar2 ttg buku tsb. ++++++ Buku ini dengan […]
Ingatan Revolusi, Aksi Massa dan Sejarah Indonesia
Sudah terbit dan beredar: UNFINISHED NATION: Ingatan Revolusi, Aksi Massa dan Sejarah Indonesia oleh Max Lane. PEMESANAN langsung VIA SMS Diandra Distributor (CV. DIANDRA PRIMAMITRA MEDIA) HUB. 085712906056, 081229111727, Telp. 0274-485222, email: diandramitra@gmail.com (hari kerja)/ diandra.online@yahoo.co.id BANTU PROMOSI BUKU INI DENGAN SHARE ATAU RETWEET INFORMASI INI Terima kasih. Kalau tidak ada minta toko buku kesayangan […]
“Discovering Pramoedya” – new 2010 review of the Buru Quartet
Discovering Pramoedya POSTCARD By Adam Gartrell, Indonesia Correspondent (read also this other essay on THIS EARTH OF MANKIND) JAKARTA, July 4 AAP – One of the greatest pleasures of living in Indonesia has been discovering the work of the country’s finest novelist, Pramoedya Ananta Toer. I’ve just finished reading Pramoedya’s Buru Quartet, a sweeping four-book […]
NETHERLANDS PERFORMANCES: “THEY CALL ME NYAI ONTOSOROH”
NETHERLANDS PERFORMANCES OF: THEY CALL ME NYAI ONTOSOROH The performances will be in Indonesian with English sub-titling. Van onrechtvaardigheid naar onafhankelijkheid In dit toneelstuk, gebaseerd op Bumi Manusia (Aarde der mensen) van Pramoedja Ananta Toer, volgen we de levens van Nyai Ontosoroh, haar dochter Annelies (een halfbloed) en haar ‘inlandse’ schoonzoon Minke. Tragische levens, want […]
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