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Mochtar Lubis ([moxˈtar luˈbɪs]; 7 March 1922 – 2 July 2004) was an Indonesian journalist and novelist who co-founded Indonesia Raya and monthly literary magazine Horison. His novel Senja di Jakarta ( Twilight in Jakarta in English) was the first Indonesian novel to be translated into English.
Mochtar Lubis (7 Maret 1922 – 2 Juli 2004) adalah seorang jurnalis dan novelis Indonesia yang turut mendirikan Indonesia Raya dan majalah sastra bulanan Horison. [1] Novelnya yang berjudul Senja di Jakarta merupakan novel Indonesia pertama yang diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris.
Jul 22, 2007 · Born in Padang in 1922, Mochtar was best known as the crusading editor of Indonesia Raya (Glorious Indonesia) daily newspaper, a publication with combative — even ‘muck-racking’ — journalism, dedicated to the exposure of corruption and government malfeasance.
Mochtar Lubis, sastrawan Angkatan 1960-an, dikenal sebagai penulis novel, cerpen, penerjemah, pelukis, dan seorang jurnalis ternama. Dia lahir di Padang, tanggal 7 Maret 1922 dari keluarga Batak Mandailing dan meninggal dunia di Jakarta pada tanggal, 2 Juli 2004.
A Road with No End (Indonesian: Jalan Tak Ada Ujung) is an Indonesian novel by Mochtar Lubis first published by Balai Pustaka in 1952. It takes place during the Indonesian war of independence and tells the story of Guru Isa, a schoolteacher who assists the guerrilla freedom fighters yet lives in fear.
Mar 4, 2022 · Twilight in Djakarta was written by Mochtar Lubis as he was placed under house arrest by President Soekarno for his brutal criticism of Soekarno’s presidency through his works, which also includes There is No Tomorrow (1950), The Never-Ending Road (1952), and Barren Land (1966).
Mochtar Lubis was one of Indonesia’s best-known newspaper editors, authors and cultural figures, with a national, regional and international prominence that he retained from the early 1950s until his recent death in 2004.
