Child of all nations

Child of all nations

by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta

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"This spellbinding story has its origins in a series of tales related orally by Pramoedya Ananta Toer to his fellow prisoners in an Indonesian prison. Child of All Nations follows the political awakening of its hero, the extraordinary Minke, a Dutch-educated Javanese writer. Coming to grips with the oppression and injustice of the European regime in his country, Minke struggles to assert his voice and the voices of his people - but he is met at every turn by the corruption of those he trusted a…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Child of all nations / Pramoedya Ananta Toer ; translated from the Indonesian by Max Lane.

Summary

"This spellbinding story has its origins in a series of tales related orally by Pramoedya Ananta Toer to his fellow prisoners in an Indonesian prison. Child of All Nations follows the political awakening of its hero, the extraordinary Minke, a Dutch-educated Javanese writer. Coming to grips with the oppression and injustice of the European regime in his country, Minke struggles to assert his voice and the voices of his people - but he is met at every turn by the corruption of those he trusted and by the tragedies that befall those he loves most."--P [4] of cover

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1996, 1990.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Penguin Books
  • Place of Publication:New York, N.Y
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1996, 1990.

Notes

Translation of: Anak semua bangsa.

On cover: 2.

Sequel to: This earth of mankind and second in a quartet of novels.

The Physical Object

  • Description:352 pages ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0140256334, 9780140256338
  • oclc:ocm34904246
  • LC Classification:PL5089.T8
  • Dewey Decimal:899.22132

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