Book Buru Quartet

Earth of Mankind

by Pramoedya Ananta Toer · first published 1980

This Earth of Mankind is the first installment in Pramoedya Ananta Toer's epic quartet referred to as the Buru Quartet. First published by Hasta Mitra in 1980, the story is set at the tail end of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia and was written whilst Pramoedya was imprisoned on the island prison of Buru. Because he was barred from writing for the duration of his stay in prison, the narrative was first relayed orally in 1973 to other prisoners, and proved popular among them. In 1975, Pramoedya was finally able to write the story.

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