A Student Named Hijo

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By Marco Kartodikromo  (author), Paul Tickell (translator)

First published in serial form under the title Studen Hidjo in Sinar Hindia in 1918, the novel A Student Named Hijo is the creation of Marco Kartodikromo, a journalist who strongly opposed the policies of the Dutch East Indies government. He wrote Student Hidjo in prison after being arrested by governmental authorities for “sowing hatred” against the Dutch. Described by the author as an extended simile, through his contrast of traditional Javanese and Dutch cultural values Kartodikromo advocates a view that the two are incompatible. Indonesian literature was born from a nationalist understanding and Marco is seen as one of the first true Indonesian writers

Paperback: 124 pages
ISBN: 9786029144406
Language: English

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Marco Kartodikromo, born in Blora, Central Java, in 1890, was the first Indonesian writer to openly criticize the Dutch colonial government and the feudalism that was practiced in the country in the 1920s. A Communist Party member, he is also considered to be the first Indonesian to consciously depict class struggles in his works. In 1926 Kartodikromo was again arrested by the Dutch authorities and exiled to Boven-Digoel in Papua for his writings and involvement in the 1926 revolt led by the Indonesian Communist Party. He died there of malaria on March 18, 1932.

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Dimensions 14 × 21,6 cm

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