Multatuli (Author of Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company)

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Multatuli

Born

in Amsterdam, Netherlands

March 02, 1820

Died

February 19, 1887

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Eduard Douwes Dekker, better known by his pen name Multatuli (from Latin multa tuli, "I have suffered much"), was a Dutch writer famous for his satirical novel, Max Havelaar (1860) in which he denounced the abuses of colonialism in the colony of the Dutch East Indies (today's Indonesia). He is considered one of the Netherlands' greatest authors.

Determined to expose the scandals he had witnessed during his years in the Dutch East Indies, Douwes Dekker began to write newspaper articles and pamphlets. Little notice was taken of these early publications until, in 1860, he published his satirical anticolonialist novel Max Havelaar: The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company under the pseudonym Multatuli. Douwes Dekker's pen name is derived ...more

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	Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company by Multatuli, Roy Edwards (Editor), R.P. Meijer (Introduction) 3.52 avg rating — 10,074 ratings — published 1860 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woutertje Pieterse 3.57 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 1862 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sa茂djah en Adinda 3.40 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Verzamelde werken van multatuli - Deel I: Max Havelaar of De Koffieveilingen Der Nederlandsche Handelmaatschappy En Studien (Cosimo Classics) 3.79 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minnebrieven 3.69 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1861 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	滨诲别别毛苍 4.09 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1865 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buah Renungan by Multatuli, Eduard Douwes Dekker 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1974 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brieven van Multatuli by Multatuli, Eduard Douwes Dekker 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	滨诲别别毛苍 van Multatuli: eerste bundel (Salamander, #606) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oyster and the Eagle: Selected Aphorisms and Parables by Multatuli, Eduard Douwes Dekker, E.M. Beekman (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1974	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Yang terburuk dari adegan-adegan di panggung itu adalah orang menjadi begitu terbiasa dengan kebohongan sehingga mereka terbiasa melontarkan kekaguman dan bertepuk tangan.”
― Multatuli, Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

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“Sebab kita bersukacita bukan karena memotong padi; kita bersukacita karena memotong padi yang kita tanam sendiri.”
― Multatuli, Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

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“Dari hidup di kalangan yang memiliki pengaruh kemudian hidup di kalangan bawah masyarakat membuatnya mengetahui bahwa banyak kalangan masyarakat yang tidak memiliki pengaruh dan perlindungan apa-apa.”
― Multatuli, Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

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