Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Pramoedya Ananta Toer ( born February 6, 1925 in Blora, Central Java, † April 30, 2006 in Jakarta ) was an Indonesian writer.

During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia in World War II Toer fought in the paramilitary organization Pemuda. 1948/49, locked him the Dutch occupiers because of " anti-colonial thinking" one. After a stay in Holland he worked as a writer and editor in Jakarta. Because of its proximity to communist organizations, he was imprisoned after the coup, the later dictator Soeharto without trial, and spent the years 1965-1979 in various prisons, first in Nusa Kambangan and then mainly on the prison island of Buru. Here he wrote his most famous work, the novel Buru tetralogy. From his time on Buru the strongly autobiographical work tells Silent Song of a mute. After intervention by the Carter administration, he was released in 1979, but could not leave Jakarta until the fall Soehartos 1998. His works appear again in Indonesia until 1999.

April 28, 2006 Toer was hospitalized with heart problems and problems with his diabetes disease to the ICU of St. Carolus Hospital in Jakarta. After his release, his health deteriorated and on April 30, 2006, he died at his daughter's house.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer is considered, especially abroad, as the most important Indonesian author of the 20th century. His works have been translated into 37 languages.

Works (selection)

  • Kranji - Bekasi Jatuh. 1947
  • Perburuan. ( " The Hunted / hunting area " ), 1950
  • Keluarga Gerilya. 1950
  • Bukan Pasar Malam. In 1951, German: Man for man. Horlemann, bathroom Horlemann 1993, ISBN 3-927905-78- X
  • Cerita dari Blora. 1952 German: Stories from Blora.
  • Gulat di Jakarta. 1953
  • Korupsi. ( "Corruption" ) 1954
  • Midah - Si Manis Bergigi Emas. 1954
  • Cerita Calon Arang. 1957
  • Hoakiau di Indonesia. 1960
  • Be Told Aku Kartini Saja I & II 1962
  • Gadis Pantai. 1982 German: The Bride of Bendoro. Bastion, Bergisch -Gladbach, 1996, ISBN 3-404-12587-8
  • Buru tetralogy: Bumi Manusia. 1980 German garden of humanity. 1984
  • Anak Semua Bangsa. 1980 German: Child of All Nations. Union, Zurich 1994, ISBN 3-293-20047-8
  • Jejak Langkah. 1985 German: trail of footsteps. Horlemann, Bad Honnef 1998
  • Rumah Kaca. 1988 German: House of Glass. Horlemann, Bad Honnef 2003, ISBN 3-89502-168-7
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