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This Earth of Mankind

Pramoedya Ananta Toer
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Pramoedya Ananta Toer

This Earth of Mankind

Pramoedya Ananta ToerFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1980

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Further Reading & Resources

Further Reading & Resources

Further Reading: Literature

The Buru Quartet: Child of All Nations, Footsteps, House of Glass by Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1996)

This compilation of the three subsequent novels in Toer’s series continues the stories of the characters first introduced in This Earth of Mankind.

Further Reading: Beyond Literature (Nonfiction)

A Brief History of Indonesia by Tim Hannigan (2015)

Hannigan offers a concise but detailed description of Indonesia from its pre-colonial period to the present.

Exile: Pramoedya Ananta Toer in conversation with Andre Vltchek and Rossie Indira (2006)

This is a series of interviews in which Toer describes his lifelong struggles against tyranny and his hopes for Indonesia.

Video & Podcast Resources

“Pramoedya Ananta Toer Documentary Part 1”

This video interview of Toer discusses his 14-year imprisonment, frequently including excepts from This Earth of Mankind.

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