Mochtar Lubis is one of Indonesia's foremost writers and journalists. This is the first collection of his short stories to appear in English, and it shows his writing at its very best. The stories deal with Indonesians coming to terms with changes and tensions in society before and after their country's independence from the Netherlands.

The outlaw and other stories: Mochtar Lubis ;

Lubis, Mochtar

Oxford University Press

<p>Mochtar Lubis is the acclaimed author of a number of novels and several collections of short stories. Originally written in Dutch, Indonesia: Land Under the Rainbow is the first popular history of Indonesia to appear in English. Written in an extremely accessible style, the book offers a narration of the highlights of Indonesian history through Indonesian eyes.</p>

Indonesia: Land Under the Rainbow

History

Asia

Secret agent Sadeli, undercover merchant Umar Yunus, and ex-journalist Ali Nurdin experience love, loss, and sacrifice during Indonesia’s revolution to overthrow Dutch colonialism.  Early 1947: In a world still reeling from World War II, Indonesians revolt against Dutch attempts to recolonize their country. Major Sadeli of the Indonesian Army Intelligence travels to Singapore disguised as a sugar merchant, tasked with establishing naval and air routes to Sumatra and Java and securing weapons and radio equipment vital to the Indonesian revolution.  His desire for Indonesia to be prosperously independent, independently prosperous, and no longer dependent on larger nations’ pity, forces him to choose between personal happiness and commitment to a higher cause.

Love, Death and Revolution

Literature & Fiction

Ridley, Elizabeth

Genre Fiction

Dalang Publishing

Half a century ago when Mochtar Lubis's Twilight in Jakarta was secreted out of Indonesia and published in London, it was the first Indonesian novel ever to be published in English translation. It is re-published as Indonesia once again has a boisterous multiparty system of competing and collaborating political parties.

Twilight in Jakarta

Darf Publishers

Twilight in Jakarta: Novel

Literary

The Lontar Foundation

Tiger!

Select Books

Jakarta's darker hues are brought to light as Mochtar Lubis touches upon the fragile truths of politics, poverty, corruption and crime. Through the eyes of a fictional character, Suryono, Lubis plunges into the depths and unmasks Jakarta, revealing more to the cultural beauty and vivacious lifestyle.

Twilight in DjakartA

Didier Millet,Csi

The Indonesian Dilemma

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Graham Brash Pte Ltd

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