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A Child of All Nations - The Buru Quartet

Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Max Lane

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A Child of All Nations - The Buru Quartet

by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Max Lane
A Child of All Nations - The Buru Quartet
A Child of All Nations - The Buru Quartet
A Child of All Nations - The Buru Quartet

Anticolonial feminist narrative, rich in cultural turmoil.

If you're enthralled by stories that not only delve into the human struggle but also shine a light on historical injustice, "A Child of All Nations" is for you. Pramoedya's deeply woven tale of Minke navigating the colonial chaos of the Dutch East Indies grips with its emotional depth and rich, multifaceted characters. This book doesn't just tell a story; it plunges you into a bygone era, making you witness the resilience and plight of its people.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Child of All Nations - The Buru Quartet

by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Max Lane
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ISBN: 9780140256338
Authors: Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Max Lane
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 1996-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Feminism, Classics, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.44
(rated by 7906 readers)

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In Child of All Nations, the reader is immediately swept up by a story that is profoundly feminist, devastatingly anticolonialist—and full of heartbreak, suspense, love, and fury. Pramoedya immerses the reader in a world that is astonishing in its vividness: the cultural whirlpool that was the Dutch East Indies of the 1890s. A story of awakening, it follows Minke, the main character of This Earth of Mankind, as he struggles to overcome the injustice all around him. Pramoedya’s full literary genius is evident in the brilliant characters that populate this world: Minke’s fragile mixed-race wife; a young Chinese revolutionary; an embattled Javanese peasant and his impoverished family; the French painter Jean Marais, to name just a few.
 

Anticolonial feminist narrative, rich in cultural turmoil.

If you're enthralled by stories that not only delve into the human struggle but also shine a light on historical injustice, "A Child of All Nations" is for you. Pramoedya's deeply woven tale of Minke navigating the colonial chaos of the Dutch East Indies grips with its emotional depth and rich, multifaceted characters. This book doesn't just tell a story; it plunges you into a bygone era, making you witness the resilience and plight of its people.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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