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This Earth of Mankind (Buru Quartet, Bk 1)
This Earth of Mankind - Buru Quartet, Bk 1
Author: Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. Living equally among the colonists and colonized of 19th-century Java, he battles against the confines of colonial strictures. It is his love for Annelies that enables him to find the strength to embrace his world.
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ISBN-13: 9780140256352
ISBN-10: 0140256350
Publication Date: 5/1/1996
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Penguin
Book Type: Paperback
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onlyonenita avatar reviewed This Earth of Mankind (Buru Quartet, Bk 1) on + 14 more book reviews
This is a really good book about colonialism in the 19th century. The story is from the native perspective and quite detailed. It is part love story, part history, and part human rights.


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