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Pertemuan Jodoh ([pərtəˈmuan dʒɔˈdɔh]; English: A Meeting of Soulmates) is an Indonesian novel by Abdul Muis originally published in 1932. It tells the story of two students who are driven apart by their class differences, but eventually marry.
Salah Asuhan (Indonesian: Wrong Upbringing) is an Indonesian novel by Abdul Muis originally published in 1928 by Balai Pustaka. It is widely considered one of the best examples of early modern Indonesian literature .
Abdul Muis (also spelt Abdoel Moeis; [1] 1886 – 17 July 1959), was an Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist. He advocated for Indonesia's independence from the Netherlands . He was the first person to be named a national hero by President Sukarno.
Two main themes are prevalent in the novel, namely forced marriage and marriage for love. Similar to Indonesian-language works published during the period, such as Marah Rusli's Sitti Nurbaya (1922) and Abdul Muis' Salah Asuhan (Wrong Upbringing; 1927), Nemoe Karma depicts forced marriages as ending unhappily.
Before the first novels were written in Indonesia, the prose literature was more similar to folk stories. Marah Roesli had higher education, and was able to access many books from the Western tradition, especially the Modernism literature prevalent at the time. His works convey the need to move away from the strong traditional values ...
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Darah Muda (also known by the old spelling Darah Moeda, both meaning Young Blood) is a 1927 novel written by Indonesian writer Djamaluddin Adinegoro and published by Balai Pustaka. It is one of few Indonesian novels from the period in which the protagonists succeed in love.
Azab dan Sengsara discusses forced marriage and its relation to a family's public image. This was not a new theme for novels published in Indonesia; previously published novels in non-formal Malay and Sundanese had similar themes. [3] This was rendered explicitly to educate readers in the negative effects of forced marriage. [1]