Twilight in Jakarta

by Mochtar Lubis

Overview

A depiction of social and political events in the capital during the run up to a national election.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781850773078
Publisher:	Global Book Sales
Publication date:	11/14/2017
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mochtar Lubis (Author)
Mochtar Lubis co-founded the Indonesia Raya newspaper, where his strong criticism towards the government led to numerous imprisonments. In 1958 Lubis shared the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication with Robert Dick. Lubis founded and co-founded numerous magazines and foundations, including the Obor Indonesia Foundation in 1970, the Horison magazine, and the Indonesian Green Foundation. Lubis is known as an honest, no-nonsense reporter, and he is the author of six novels and two short story collections.