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Mochtar Lubis was an Indonesian journalist and novelist who co-founded Indonesia Raya and Horison magazines. He was a critic of Sukarno and Suharto, and received the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the Golden Pen of Freedom Award.
Mochtar Lubis adalah jurnalis dan novelis Indonesia yang mendirikan Indonesia Raya dan Horison. Ia mendapat banyak penghargaan, tetapi juga menghadapi perselingkuhan dari Soekarno dan Soeharto.
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 adalah pengarang novel, cerpen, penerjemah, dan jurnalis ternama yang lahir di Padang pada 1922 dan meninggal di Jakarta pada 2004. Ia pernah bekerja di Kantor Berita Antara, Harian Indonesia Raya, dan berbagai media lainnya, serta mendirikan Kebun Bunga Baru dan Kebun Bunga Hijau.
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Guru Isa, a school teacher, lives in constant fear. The Indonesian war for independence is raging, and before that the Japanese occupiers had created terror amongst the populace; his fear is so great that for years he has become unable to have an erection. However, due to his obligations as a school teacher he attends a youth's meeting, where they ...
Guru Isa
Guru Isa, the main character, is an elementary school teacher who enjoys music and association football. He is well-liked within the community, and married to Fatimah. However, due to the stress of the Japanese occupation of Indonesia and the subsequent war for independence, Guru Isa begins to suffer from erectile dysfunction.He becomes easily frightened and avoids conflict whenever possible. He covertly works with Hazil to improve the guerrilla's chances of success, but is eventually caught....
Hazil
Hazil is a young guerrilla and friend of Guru Isa. He is enthusiastic about the war for independence and fights bravely. After frequenting Guru Isa's house, Hazil becomes attracted to Fatimah and they have a brief affair. However, after being captured by the Dutch Hazil's braveness disappears; under torture he tells the Dutch where the remaining guerrillas are.
A year after its publication by Balai Pustaka in 1952, Jalan Tak Ada Ujungreceived an award from the Badan Musyawarah Kebudayaan Nasional. M. Balfas considered Jalan Tak Ada Ujung to be Lubis' best work, writing "compared to other novels by the same author... Jalan Tak Ada Ujungremains his best literary product". Jalan Tak Ada Ujung was translated ...
Balfas, M. (1976). "Modern Indonesian Literature in Brief". In L. F., Brakel (ed.). Handbuch der Orientalistik [Handbook of Orientalistics]. 1. Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill. ISBN 90-04-04331-4.KS, Yudiono (2010). Pengantar Sejarah Sastra Indonesia [An Introduction to the History of Indonesian Literature] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Grasindo. ISBN 979-759-849-7.Lubis, Mochtar (2003) [1952]. Jalan Tak Ada Ujung [The Never Ending Road] (in Indonesian) (5th ed.). Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia. ISBN 979-461-106-9.Mahayana, Maman S.; Sofyan, Oyon; Dian, Achmad (2007). Ringkasan dan ulasan novel Indonesia modern [Summaries and Commentary on Modern Indonesian Novels] (in Indonesian). Grasindo.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).
Learn about the life and work of Mochtar Lubis, a prominent Indonesian journalist, author and cultural figure who challenged the power of Sukarno and Suharto. This book covers his role in the media, literature and politics of Indonesia from the 1950s to 2004.
