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Panggil aku Kartini saja, Jepara, 25 Mei 1899

Panggil aku Kartini saja, Jepara, 25 Mei 1899

sebuah pengantar pada Kartini
Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
262
Published
1997
Language
Indonesian

Synopsis

This biography by Pramoedya Ananta Toer explores the life of Kartini, a pivotal Indonesian feminist who lived from 1879 to 1904. It chronicles her efforts as a social reformer and her contributions to civil law, offering insight into her enduring legacy.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeInspiringThought-ProvokingReflective

Genres

Biography & Memoir History Politics & Society Biography

About the author

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Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Pramoedya Ananta Toer was born in Blora, Java, which was part of the Dutch East Indies at the time, the son of a teacher and a rice trader. After he graduated from school, Japanese forces invaded and occupied Indonesia, and Pramoedya worked as a typist for a Japanese newspaper in Jakarta. When World War II ended, Pramoedya joined the war for Indonesian independence, and while he was stationed in Jakarta he began writing fiction as well as propaganda for the Nationalist cause. In 1947 he was capt...