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This Earth of Mankind (Buru Quartet 1)

Author(s): Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Location(s): Java

Genre(s): Fiction, Historical

Era(s): Late 19th Century

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This is the story of a native Indonesian schoolboy, Minke, who is among the first Indonesians to attend a Dutch school. There are many storylines in this novel: Minke has to struggle for acceptance as a native Indonesian; then there is the abuse of the native women by the Dutch colonialists; the Chinese are not treated well.

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The first of the Buru Quartet. Beautifully captures the feel of Indonesia under Dutch rule, quite an eye opener.

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