![]() ![]() During the many years he suffered in prison and house arrest, human rights advocates fought for his freedom of expression. He was outspoken against colonialism, racism and the corruption of the Indonesian Government. Often, he did not make direct political criticisms. Pramoedya was against some policies of Indonesia's first President, Sukarno, and against the New Order regime of Suharto. Then it was written down and smuggled out. The prison did not allow him to have writing materials, so he told the story aloud to other prisoners. He created his most famous work, the Buru Quartet, on the prison island. ![]() Suharto thought Pramoedya was still loyal to the Sukarno government even though Pramoedya had struggled with Sukarno. ![]() Suharto put him in prison from 1969 to 1979 on the Maluku island called Buru. During the coup when Suharto gained power, Pramoedya was involved in political fighting. The Dutch imprisoned him from 1947 to 1949 during the War of Independence. They often censored his writing in Indonesia even though he was well known outside his home country. Later, the Suharto government sent him to a prison island from 1965 to 1979.Ĭolonial and later authoritarian governments did not approve of Pramoedya's writings. The Dutch Government put him in prison him from 1947 to 1949. His writing includes much personal and national history. He wrote novels, short stories, essays, and histories of Indonesia and its people. Pramoedya Ananta Toer (6 February 1925 – 30 April 2006) was an Indonesian writer. ![]()
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