What means Multatuli?
Writer. Eduard Douwes Dekker (2 March 1820 – 19 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli (from Latin multa tulī, “I have suffered much”), was a Dutch writer best known for his satirical novel Max Havelaar (1860), which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies (today’s Indonesia).
What denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies?
Eduard Douwes Dekker, better known by his pen name Multatuli, was a Dutch writer best known for his satirical novel Max Havelaar, which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies.
Who wrote Max Havelaar?
Multatuli
Max Havelaar/Authors
In which year was published the novel Max Havelaar about Dutch rule in Indonesia?
1860
Max Havelaar
| Front cover of Max Havelaar, 5th edition (1881) | |
|---|---|
| Author | Multatuli |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch Indonesian (From 1972) |
| Publication date | 1860 |
What did Max Havelaar achieve?
most important work, the novel Max Havelaar (1860). Partly autobiographical, it concerns the vain efforts of an enlightened official in Indonesia to expose the Dutch exploitation of the natives. The frame structure of the novel enabled him both to plead for justice in Java and to satirize unsparingly the Dutch…
When was Max Havelaar written?
1859
Max Havelaar/Date written
When was Max Havelaar published?
Max Havelaar/Originally published
The book Max Havelaar (or The coffee auctions of the Dutch Trading Company) first appeared in 1860. The book had been written the previous year by Multatuli (a pseudonym of Eduard Douwes Dekker).
What was Max Havelaar’s role?
He was the main character in the 1860 satirical novel (of the same name) by Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820 –1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli. Max Havelaar was known to fight against the corrupt government system and coffee trade in the Dutch East Indies.
What is Havelaar?
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