Literary Fiction
Dutch-educated Javanese writer Minke confronts colonial injustice in the Indies, fighting to voice his people amid loss and betrayal.
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Dutch-educated Javanese writer Minke confronts colonial injustice in the Indies, fighting to voice his people amid loss and betrayal.
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"Coming to grips with the oppression and injustice of the European regime in his country, Minke, [the Dutch-educated javaese writer] struggles to assert his voice and the voices of his people - but he is met at every turn by the corruption of those he trusted and by the tragedies that befall those he loves most."--Back cover.
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Sexual content
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Romantic bonds and colonial concubinage; intimacy present but not highly graphic
Violence & gore
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Colonial violence, arrests, and deaths without extended gore
Profanity
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Occasional strong language in period dialogue
Substance use
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Social drinking in colonial society settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Background references to Islam, Christianity, and other faiths
Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Not present
Political content
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Central anticolonial and nationalist critique of Dutch imperial rule
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Colonial oppression, forced concubinage, racial injustice, family separation
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