false 1423320 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

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Buku ini dibuka dengan narasi seorang makelar kopi (Batavus Droogstoppel) yang pikirannya cuma melulu kepada uang. Maka seluruh soal yang tidak mendatangkan uang ia cibir habis-habisan termasuk kesenian. Kepada sepotong sajak yang mengatakan: udara hitam pekat... dan waktu sudah jam empat, misalnya, ia umpat sebagai kebohongan. "Mana mungkin ada udara sudah hitam pekat tepat pada jam empat. Bisa jadi waktu itu baru pukul tiga seperempat," begitulah kira-kira rasa sinisnya.

Suatu hari Batavus bertemu dengan Sjaalman yang memiliki tulisan-tulisan tentang Hindia (maksudnya Indonesia). Tulisan inilah yang kemudian menceritakan tentang Max Havelaar.

Alurnya agak membingungkan, seolah-olah buku ini ditulis oleh tiga orang dengan latar berbeda, yaitu: Batavus Droogstopel, Sjaalman dan Max Havelaar.

Intinya menceritakan tentang perjalanan hidup Max Havelaar, seorang asisten residen di Lebak.

Pemerintah penjajah Belanda di Indonesia pada waktu itu menerapkan sistem cultuurstelsel, yang memerintahkan petani Indonesia utk menanam tanaman yg laku di pasaran internasional seperti kopi dan teh. Selain itu, mereka juga menerapkan sistem pajak, yg diambil secara kolektif oleh para bupati/adipati (yg merupakan warga pribumi), dan sebagai ganjarannya, para bupati diberikan komisi oleh Belanda.

Lebak, adalah daerah dengan tanah yg subur, dan sawah2 yg sangat hijau, namun penduduknya sangat miskin sehingga penduduk pribumi nya banyak yang kelaparan. Setelah Max Havelaar dilantik menjadi Asisten Residen Lebak, ia berusaha untuk mengetahui akar permasalahan yg menjadikan Lebak menjadi daerah yg sangat miskin. Dari catatan laporan Asisten Residen Lebak sebelumnya, dan dari pengamatan yg ia lakukan, penyebab kemiskinan Lebak adalah karena terjadi penyalahgunaan kekuasaan yg dilakukan oleh bupati Lebak dan para Demangnya (orang pribumi). Mereka berlaku sewenang-wenang terhadap rakyatnya: mempekerjakan rakyatnya melebihi dari yg diperbolehkan, menarik pajak yg tinggi, merampas kerbau2 yg dipakai utk mengolah tanah dlsb.

Para demang ini, yg merupakan bawahan dari bupati Lebak, juga tidak jarang membunuh rakyatnya apabila mereka berani melawan keinginan mereka. Semua ini mereka lakukan, selain untuk mencari muka dihadapan Pemerintah Belanda, juga untuk mengumpulkan kekayaan bagi mereka sendiri.
Begitu mengetahui hal ini, Max Havelaar melakukan berbagai cara untuk menghentikan penyalahgunaan kekuasaan ini. Diantaranya, supaya bupati tidak merampas harta rakyatnya, maka Max pernah memberikan bantuan finansial kepadanya. Pun ia pernah berusaha melarang langsung perampasan kerbau oleh para demang. Namun karena rakyat Lebak terlalu takut kepada Demangnya, mereka mengatakan kepada Max Havelaar bahwa kerbaunya dijual secara sukarela.
----------------
Singkat kata, berbagai cara dilakukan oleh Max Havelaar utk menghentikan aksi keserakahan dan kesewenangan bupati dan para demangnya. Namun hal ini tak kunjung berhasil, karena rakyat Lebaknya sendiri lebih takut kepada mereka (bupati & demang), sehingga ia tidak dapat mengumpulkan bukti ataupun saksi. Sampai pada suatu ketika, ada seorang warga yg berani jujur dan melapor kepada Max serta bersedia utk menjadi saksi di pengadilan utk menuntut demang dan bupati Lebak.

Maka mulailah ia menyusun rencana untuk mencari keadilan bagi rakyatnya. Namun apa dikata, atasannya yg merupakan Residen Serang, yg juga seorang Belanda, yg diharapkan dapat memaksa bupati dan demang Lebak berhenti dari kesewenangannya, ternyata "terkoneksi" dengan mereka. Maka ia pun berusaha mencari keadilan kepada Gubernur Jendral Hindia Belanda di Batavia.

Namun, alih2 mendapatkan keadilan, ia malah dialihtugaskan ke daerah Ngawi. Dari sinilah, ia kemudian mengetahui bahwa ada sistem yg bobrok yg sedang terjadi, dimana Belanda membiarkan rakyat Indonesia diexploitasi sedemikian rupa untuk kepentingan Belanda sendiri.

Karena tidak puas dengan hal ini, dan karena tidak tega membiarkan rakyat Lebak hidup dalam ketidakadilan dan kesengsaraan, Max menolak untuk dipindahtugaskan ke Ngawi. Sebagai bentuk protes, Max kemudian mengundurkan diri dari pengabdiannya kepada pemerintahan Hindia Belanda.
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Buku ini dibuka dengan narasi seorang makelar kopi (Batavus Droogstoppel) yang pikirannya cuma melulu kepada uang. Maka seluruh soal yang tidak mendatangkan uang ia cibir habis-habisan termasuk kesenian. Kepada sepotong sajak yang mengatakan: udara hitam pekat... dan waktu sudah jam empat, misalnya, ia umpat sebagai kebohongan. "Mana mungkin ada udara sudah hitam pekat tepat pada jam empat. Bisa jadi waktu itu baru pukul tiga seperempat," begitulah kira-kira rasa sinisnya.

Suatu hari Batavus bertemu dengan Sjaalman yang memiliki tulisan-tulisan tentang Hindia (maksudnya Indonesia). Tulisan inilah yang kemudian menceritakan tentang Max Havelaar.

Alurnya agak membingungkan, seolah-olah buku ini ditulis oleh tiga orang dengan latar berbeda, yaitu: Batavus Droogstopel, Sjaalman dan Max Havelaar.

Intinya menceritakan tentang perjalanan hidup Max Havelaar, seorang asisten residen di Lebak.

Pemerintah penjajah Belanda di Indonesia pada waktu itu menerapkan sistem cultuurstelsel, yang memerintahkan petani Indonesia utk menanam tanaman yg laku di pasaran internasional seperti kopi dan teh. Selain itu, mereka juga menerapkan sistem pajak, yg diambil secara kolektif oleh para bupati/adipati (yg merupakan warga pribumi), dan sebagai ganjarannya, para bupati diberikan komisi oleh Belanda.

Lebak, adalah daerah dengan tanah yg subur, dan sawah2 yg sangat hijau, namun penduduknya sangat miskin sehingga penduduk pribumi nya banyak yang kelaparan. Setelah Max Havelaar dilantik menjadi Asisten Residen Lebak, ia berusaha untuk mengetahui akar permasalahan yg menjadikan Lebak menjadi daerah yg sangat miskin. Dari catatan laporan Asisten Residen Lebak sebelumnya, dan dari pengamatan yg ia lakukan, penyebab kemiskinan Lebak adalah karena terjadi penyalahgunaan kekuasaan yg dilakukan oleh bupati Lebak dan para Demangnya (orang pribumi). Mereka berlaku sewenang-wenang terhadap rakyatnya: mempekerjakan rakyatnya melebihi dari yg diperbolehkan, menarik pajak yg tinggi, merampas kerbau2 yg dipakai utk mengolah tanah dlsb.

Para demang ini, yg merupakan bawahan dari bupati Lebak, juga tidak jarang membunuh rakyatnya apabila mereka berani melawan keinginan mereka. Semua ini mereka lakukan, selain untuk mencari muka dihadapan Pemerintah Belanda, juga untuk mengumpulkan kekayaan bagi mereka sendiri.
Begitu mengetahui hal ini, Max Havelaar melakukan berbagai cara untuk menghentikan penyalahgunaan kekuasaan ini. Diantaranya, supaya bupati tidak merampas harta rakyatnya, maka Max pernah memberikan bantuan finansial kepadanya. Pun ia pernah berusaha melarang langsung perampasan kerbau oleh para demang. Namun karena rakyat Lebak terlalu takut kepada Demangnya, mereka mengatakan kepada Max Havelaar bahwa kerbaunya dijual secara sukarela.
----------------
Singkat kata, berbagai cara dilakukan oleh Max Havelaar utk menghentikan aksi keserakahan dan kesewenangan bupati dan para demangnya. Namun hal ini tak kunjung berhasil, karena rakyat Lebaknya sendiri lebih takut kepada mereka (bupati & demang), sehingga ia tidak dapat mengumpulkan bukti ataupun saksi. Sampai pada suatu ketika, ada seorang warga yg berani jujur dan melapor kepada Max serta bersedia utk menjadi saksi di pengadilan utk menuntut demang dan bupati Lebak.

Maka mulailah ia menyusun rencana untuk mencari keadilan bagi rakyatnya. Namun apa dikata, atasannya yg merupakan Residen Serang, yg juga seorang Belanda, yg diharapkan dapat memaksa bupati dan demang Lebak berhenti dari kesewenangannya, ternyata "terkoneksi" dengan mereka. Maka ia pun berusaha mencari keadilan kepada Gubernur Jendral Hindia Belanda di Batavia.

Namun, alih2 mendapatkan keadilan, ia malah dialihtugaskan ke daerah Ngawi. Dari sinilah, ia kemudian mengetahui bahwa ada sistem yg bobrok yg sedang terjadi, dimana Belanda membiarkan rakyat Indonesia diexploitasi sedemikian rupa untuk kepentingan Belanda sendiri.

Karena tidak puas dengan hal ini, dan karena tidak tega membiarkan rakyat Lebak hidup dalam ketidakadilan dan kesengsaraan, Max menolak untuk dipindahtugaskan ke Ngawi. Sebagai bentuk protes, Max kemudian mengundurkan diri dari pengabdiannya kepada pemerintahan Hindia Belanda.
]]> 1860 5 3 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 17:15:55 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 23:32:37 -0800 2008 -----------------
"Bila aku mati di Badur,
dan aku ditanam di luar desa,
arah ke Timur di kaki bukit yang rumputnya tinggi;
Maka Adinda akan lewat di sana,
tepi sarungnya perlahan mengingsut mendesir rumput,....
...more...]]> 25888689 221095 2598549 5 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: atau Lelang Kopi Maskapai Dagang Belanda]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200893841m/2598549.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200893841s/2598549.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2598549.Max_Havelaar_atau_Lelang_Kopi_Maskapai_Dagang_Belanda 3.64 224
Buku ini dibuka dengan narasi seorang makelar kopi (Batavus Droogstoppel) yang pikirannya cuma melulu kepada uang. Maka seluruh soal yang tidak mendatangkan uang ia cibir habis-habisan termasuk kesenian. Kepada sepotong sajak yang mengatakan: udara hitam pekat... dan waktu sudah jam empat, misalnya, ia umpat sebagai kebohongan. "Mana mungkin ada udara sudah hitam pekat tepat pada jam empat. Bisa jadi waktu itu baru pukul tiga seperempat," begitulah kira-kira rasa sinisnya.

Suatu hari Batavus bertemu dengan Sjaalman yang memiliki tulisan-tulisan tentang Hindia (maksudnya Indonesia). Tulisan inilah yang kemudian menceritakan tentang Max Havelaar.

Alurnya agak membingungkan, seolah-olah buku ini ditulis oleh tiga orang dengan latar berbeda, yaitu: Batavus Droogstopel, Sjaalman dan Max Havelaar.

Intinya menceritakan tentang perjalanan hidup Max Havelaar, seorang asisten residen di Lebak.

Pemerintah penjajah Belanda di Indonesia pada waktu itu menerapkan sistem cultuurstelsel, yang memerintahkan petani Indonesia utk menanam tanaman yg laku di pasaran internasional seperti kopi dan teh. Selain itu, mereka juga menerapkan sistem pajak, yg diambil secara kolektif oleh para bupati/adipati (yg merupakan warga pribumi), dan sebagai ganjarannya, para bupati diberikan komisi oleh Belanda.

Lebak, adalah daerah dengan tanah yg subur, dan sawah2 yg sangat hijau, namun penduduknya sangat miskin sehingga penduduk pribumi nya banyak yang kelaparan. Setelah Max Havelaar dilantik menjadi Asisten Residen Lebak, ia berusaha untuk mengetahui akar permasalahan yg menjadikan Lebak menjadi daerah yg sangat miskin. Dari catatan laporan Asisten Residen Lebak sebelumnya, dan dari pengamatan yg ia lakukan, penyebab kemiskinan Lebak adalah karena terjadi penyalahgunaan kekuasaan yg dilakukan oleh bupati Lebak dan para Demangnya (orang pribumi). Mereka berlaku sewenang-wenang terhadap rakyatnya: mempekerjakan rakyatnya melebihi dari yg diperbolehkan, menarik pajak yg tinggi, merampas kerbau2 yg dipakai utk mengolah tanah dlsb.

Para demang ini, yg merupakan bawahan dari bupati Lebak, juga tidak jarang membunuh rakyatnya apabila mereka berani melawan keinginan mereka. Semua ini mereka lakukan, selain untuk mencari muka dihadapan Pemerintah Belanda, juga untuk mengumpulkan kekayaan bagi mereka sendiri.
Begitu mengetahui hal ini, Max Havelaar melakukan berbagai cara untuk menghentikan penyalahgunaan kekuasaan ini. Diantaranya, supaya bupati tidak merampas harta rakyatnya, maka Max pernah memberikan bantuan finansial kepadanya. Pun ia pernah berusaha melarang langsung perampasan kerbau oleh para demang. Namun karena rakyat Lebak terlalu takut kepada Demangnya, mereka mengatakan kepada Max Havelaar bahwa kerbaunya dijual secara sukarela.
----------------
Singkat kata, berbagai cara dilakukan oleh Max Havelaar utk menghentikan aksi keserakahan dan kesewenangan bupati dan para demangnya. Namun hal ini tak kunjung berhasil, karena rakyat Lebaknya sendiri lebih takut kepada mereka (bupati & demang), sehingga ia tidak dapat mengumpulkan bukti ataupun saksi. Sampai pada suatu ketika, ada seorang warga yg berani jujur dan melapor kepada Max serta bersedia utk menjadi saksi di pengadilan utk menuntut demang dan bupati Lebak.

Maka mulailah ia menyusun rencana untuk mencari keadilan bagi rakyatnya. Namun apa dikata, atasannya yg merupakan Residen Serang, yg juga seorang Belanda, yg diharapkan dapat memaksa bupati dan demang Lebak berhenti dari kesewenangannya, ternyata "terkoneksi" dengan mereka. Maka ia pun berusaha mencari keadilan kepada Gubernur Jendral Hindia Belanda di Batavia.

Namun, alih2 mendapatkan keadilan, ia malah dialihtugaskan ke daerah Ngawi. Dari sinilah, ia kemudian mengetahui bahwa ada sistem yg bobrok yg sedang terjadi, dimana Belanda membiarkan rakyat Indonesia diexploitasi sedemikian rupa untuk kepentingan Belanda sendiri.

Karena tidak puas dengan hal ini, dan karena tidak tega membiarkan rakyat Lebak hidup dalam ketidakadilan dan kesengsaraan, Max menolak untuk dipindahtugaskan ke Ngawi. Sebagai bentuk protes, Max kemudian mengundurkan diri dari pengabdiannya kepada pemerintahan Hindia Belanda.
]]> 1860 3 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 30 00:08:23 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 00:42:28 -0700 2008
tetapi hingga kini, masih saja buruh-tani terjajah. Kali ini ole...more...]]> 62217615 2207933 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.55 134 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 4 0 false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 11:15:34 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 11:19:31 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 24026213 191456 2598549 5 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: atau Lelang Kopi Maskapai Dagang Belanda]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200893841m/2598549.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200893841s/2598549.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2598549.Max_Havelaar_atau_Lelang_Kopi_Maskapai_Dagang_Belanda 3.64 224
Buku ini dibuka dengan narasi seorang makelar kopi (Batavus Droogstoppel) yang pikirannya cuma melulu kepada uang. Maka seluruh soal yang tidak mendatangkan uang ia cibir habis-habisan termasuk kesenian. Kepada sepotong sajak yang mengatakan: udara hitam pekat... dan waktu sudah jam empat, misalnya, ia umpat sebagai kebohongan. "Mana mungkin ada udara sudah hitam pekat tepat pada jam empat. Bisa jadi waktu itu baru pukul tiga seperempat," begitulah kira-kira rasa sinisnya.

Suatu hari Batavus bertemu dengan Sjaalman yang memiliki tulisan-tulisan tentang Hindia (maksudnya Indonesia). Tulisan inilah yang kemudian menceritakan tentang Max Havelaar.

Alurnya agak membingungkan, seolah-olah buku ini ditulis oleh tiga orang dengan latar berbeda, yaitu: Batavus Droogstopel, Sjaalman dan Max Havelaar.

Intinya menceritakan tentang perjalanan hidup Max Havelaar, seorang asisten residen di Lebak.

Pemerintah penjajah Belanda di Indonesia pada waktu itu menerapkan sistem cultuurstelsel, yang memerintahkan petani Indonesia utk menanam tanaman yg laku di pasaran internasional seperti kopi dan teh. Selain itu, mereka juga menerapkan sistem pajak, yg diambil secara kolektif oleh para bupati/adipati (yg merupakan warga pribumi), dan sebagai ganjarannya, para bupati diberikan komisi oleh Belanda.

Lebak, adalah daerah dengan tanah yg subur, dan sawah2 yg sangat hijau, namun penduduknya sangat miskin sehingga penduduk pribumi nya banyak yang kelaparan. Setelah Max Havelaar dilantik menjadi Asisten Residen Lebak, ia berusaha untuk mengetahui akar permasalahan yg menjadikan Lebak menjadi daerah yg sangat miskin. Dari catatan laporan Asisten Residen Lebak sebelumnya, dan dari pengamatan yg ia lakukan, penyebab kemiskinan Lebak adalah karena terjadi penyalahgunaan kekuasaan yg dilakukan oleh bupati Lebak dan para Demangnya (orang pribumi). Mereka berlaku sewenang-wenang terhadap rakyatnya: mempekerjakan rakyatnya melebihi dari yg diperbolehkan, menarik pajak yg tinggi, merampas kerbau2 yg dipakai utk mengolah tanah dlsb.

Para demang ini, yg merupakan bawahan dari bupati Lebak, juga tidak jarang membunuh rakyatnya apabila mereka berani melawan keinginan mereka. Semua ini mereka lakukan, selain untuk mencari muka dihadapan Pemerintah Belanda, juga untuk mengumpulkan kekayaan bagi mereka sendiri.
Begitu mengetahui hal ini, Max Havelaar melakukan berbagai cara untuk menghentikan penyalahgunaan kekuasaan ini. Diantaranya, supaya bupati tidak merampas harta rakyatnya, maka Max pernah memberikan bantuan finansial kepadanya. Pun ia pernah berusaha melarang langsung perampasan kerbau oleh para demang. Namun karena rakyat Lebak terlalu takut kepada Demangnya, mereka mengatakan kepada Max Havelaar bahwa kerbaunya dijual secara sukarela.
----------------
Singkat kata, berbagai cara dilakukan oleh Max Havelaar utk menghentikan aksi keserakahan dan kesewenangan bupati dan para demangnya. Namun hal ini tak kunjung berhasil, karena rakyat Lebaknya sendiri lebih takut kepada mereka (bupati & demang), sehingga ia tidak dapat mengumpulkan bukti ataupun saksi. Sampai pada suatu ketika, ada seorang warga yg berani jujur dan melapor kepada Max serta bersedia utk menjadi saksi di pengadilan utk menuntut demang dan bupati Lebak.

Maka mulailah ia menyusun rencana untuk mencari keadilan bagi rakyatnya. Namun apa dikata, atasannya yg merupakan Residen Serang, yg juga seorang Belanda, yg diharapkan dapat memaksa bupati dan demang Lebak berhenti dari kesewenangannya, ternyata "terkoneksi" dengan mereka. Maka ia pun berusaha mencari keadilan kepada Gubernur Jendral Hindia Belanda di Batavia.

Namun, alih2 mendapatkan keadilan, ia malah dialihtugaskan ke daerah Ngawi. Dari sinilah, ia kemudian mengetahui bahwa ada sistem yg bobrok yg sedang terjadi, dimana Belanda membiarkan rakyat Indonesia diexploitasi sedemikian rupa untuk kepentingan Belanda sendiri.

Karena tidak puas dengan hal ini, dan karena tidak tega membiarkan rakyat Lebak hidup dalam ketidakadilan dan kesengsaraan, Max menolak untuk dipindahtugaskan ke Ngawi. Sebagai bentuk protes, Max kemudian mengundurkan diri dari pengabdiannya kepada pemerintahan Hindia Belanda.
]]> 1860 3 0 false Sun Jun 08 19:28:39 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 19:33:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 13848570 217489 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.64 224 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 3 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 28 12:52:35 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 21 13:19:59 -0700 2008
The setting is colonial Indonesia in the early 19th century. The book is largely autobiographical and m...more...]]> 13790830 146020 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.64 224 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 4 0 true Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 27 23:30:20 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 23:31:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 64876269 1040878 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.64 224 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 5 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1971 Sat Jul 25 01:22:25 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 23:44:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 59723305 2323325 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.64 224 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 2 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 15 07:21:09 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 07:21:09 -0700 2009 72355288 2772252 6239052 9794283738 3 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar atau Lelang Kopi Maskapai Dagang Belanda]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234317646m/6239052.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234317646s/6239052.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6239052.Max_Havelaar_atau_Lelang_Kopi_Maskapai_Dagang_Belanda 4.18 11 Maka akan kuterjemahkan bukuku dalam Bahasa Melayu, Jawa, Sunda, Alifuru, Bugis, Batak...

Multatuli.]]> 1860 5 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Thu Sep 24 11:25:39 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 11:32:05 -0700 2009 67709259 2616210 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.64 224 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 0 0 false Mon Aug 17 04:19:06 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 04:19:45 -0700 2009 39752486 1711397 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.64 224 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 4 0 false Tue Dec 09 21:34:27 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 21:35:40 -0800 2008 72749891 2168670 4592983 9021495813 1 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4592983.Max_Havelaar 4.67 3 1860 0 0 false Mon Sep 28 05:15:58 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 05:16:31 -0700 2009 47472461 1007892 6239052 9794283738 3 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar atau Lelang Kopi Maskapai Dagang Belanda]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234317646m/6239052.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234317646s/6239052.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6239052.Max_Havelaar_atau_Lelang_Kopi_Maskapai_Dagang_Belanda 3.64 224 Maka akan kuterjemahkan bukuku dalam Bahasa Melayu, Jawa, Sunda, Alifuru, Bugis, Batak...

Multatuli.]]> 1860 4 0 false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 25 06:20:13 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 19:38:35 -0700 2009 (bukan salah si buku, memang, tapi saya karena belum sejadul Multatuli... :p)]]> 3544472 218758 1423320 0870233602 9780870233609 1 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1423320.Max_Havelaar 3.67 9 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 5 0 false Thu Jul 26 04:00:15 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 04:06:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 22513671 1020772 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.64 224 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 3 0 false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 18:33:50 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 01:38:20 -0700 2008
godferdomsey!! kowe oran...more...]]> 10797906 234771 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.64 224 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 0 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 22:18:13 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 22 15:41:58 -0800 2007 more...]]> 44152209 1938601 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.64 224 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 3 0 false Mon Mar 30 12:23:31 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 24 04:27:21 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 30 12:23:31 -0700 2009 Laugh-out-loud.

It is the long dessertations of javanese coffee trading conditions I stall with. All very necessary, but a little too grim...more...]]> 6532214 400862 326280 0140445161 9780140445169 14 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491m/326280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173769491s/326280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/326280.Max_Havelaar_Or_the_Coffee_Auctions_of_the_Dutch_Trading_Company 3.64 224 Max Havelaar was first published in Holland in 1860, it ignited a major political and social brouhaha. The novel, written by a former official of the Dutch East Indian Civil Service under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the massive corruption and cruelty rife in the Dutch colony of Java. Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.

The central part of the novel details conditions in Java, particularly Havelaar's efforts to correct injustices in the face of a corrupt government system. That his efforts will prove futile soon becomes apparent, and there is something almost Greek in the inevitability of Havelaar's declining fortunes. Despite its tragic themes, Max Havelaar is savagely funny, particularly the chapters narrated by Droogstoppel, a character unmatched for his veniality, narrow-mindedness, or singular lack of understanding or imagination. Though Multatuli's masterpiece is nearly 150 years old, it wears its age well, and Roy Edwards's excellent translation offers English-speaking readers a wonderful opportunity to experience one of the Netherlands's great literary classics.

]]> 1860 3 0 false Fri Sep 21 01:57:28 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 02:01:02 -0700 2007 Love the poem in "Saidjah and Adinda" episode. Supposedly composed by Saidjah after he died, recalling his promise to wait for Adinda.
Forgot the exact word, but it runs something like this
"When her sarong sweeps through the grass,
I w...]]> 14058955 143880 2598549 5 <![CDATA[Max Havelaar: atau Lelang Kopi Maskapai Dagang Belanda]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200893841m/2598549.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200893841s/2598549.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2598549.Max_Havelaar_atau_Lelang_Kopi_Maskapai_Dagang_Belanda 3.64 224
Buku ini dibuka dengan narasi seorang makelar kopi (Batavus Droogstoppel) yang pikirannya cuma melulu kepada uang. Maka seluruh soal yang tidak mendatangkan uang ia cibir habis-habisan termasuk kesenian. Kepada sepotong sajak yang mengatakan: udara hitam pekat... dan waktu sudah jam empat, misalnya, ia umpat sebagai kebohongan. "Mana mungkin ada udara sudah hitam pekat tepat pada jam empat. Bisa jadi waktu itu baru pukul tiga seperempat," begitulah kira-kira rasa sinisnya.

Suatu hari Batavus bertemu dengan Sjaalman yang memiliki tulisan-tulisan tentang Hindia (maksudnya Indonesia). Tulisan inilah yang kemudian menceritakan tentang Max Havelaar.

Alurnya agak membingungkan, seolah-olah buku ini ditulis oleh tiga orang dengan latar berbeda, yaitu: Batavus Droogstopel, Sjaalman dan Max Havelaar.

Intinya menceritakan tentang perjalanan hidup Max Havelaar, seorang asisten residen di Lebak.

Pemerintah penjajah Belanda di Indonesia pada waktu itu menerapkan sistem cultuurstelsel, yang memerintahkan petani Indonesia utk menanam tanaman yg laku di pasaran internasional seperti kopi dan teh. Selain itu, mereka juga menerapkan sistem pajak, yg diambil secara kolektif oleh para bupati/adipati (yg merupakan warga pribumi), dan sebagai ganjarannya, para bupati diberikan komisi oleh Belanda.

Lebak, adalah daerah dengan tanah yg subur, dan sawah2 yg sangat hijau, namun penduduknya sangat miskin sehingga penduduk pribumi nya banyak yang kelaparan. Setelah Max Havelaar dilantik menjadi Asisten Residen Lebak, ia berusaha untuk mengetahui akar permasalahan yg menjadikan Lebak menjadi daerah yg sangat miskin. Dari catatan laporan Asisten Residen Lebak sebelumnya, dan dari pengamatan yg ia lakukan, penyebab kemiskinan Lebak adalah karena terjadi penyalahgunaan kekuasaan yg dilakukan oleh bupati Lebak dan para Demangnya (orang pribumi). Mereka berlaku sewenang-wenang terhadap rakyatnya: mempekerjakan rakyatnya melebihi dari yg diperbolehkan, menarik pajak yg tinggi, merampas kerbau2 yg dipakai utk mengolah tanah dlsb.

Para demang ini, yg merupakan bawahan dari bupati Lebak, juga tidak jarang membunuh rakyatnya apabila mereka berani melawan keinginan mereka. Semua ini mereka lakukan, selain untuk mencari muka dihadapan Pemerintah Belanda, juga untuk mengumpulkan kekayaan bagi mereka sendiri.
Begitu mengetahui hal ini, Max Havelaar melakukan berbagai cara untuk menghentikan penyalahgunaan kekuasaan ini. Diantaranya, supaya bupati tidak merampas harta rakyatnya, maka Max pernah memberikan bantuan finansial kepadanya. Pun ia pernah berusaha melarang langsung perampasan kerbau oleh para demang. Namun karena rakyat Lebak terlalu takut kepada Demangnya, mereka mengatakan kepada Max Havelaar bahwa kerbaunya dijual secara sukarela.
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Singkat kata, berbagai cara dilakukan oleh Max Havelaar utk menghentikan aksi keserakahan dan kesewenangan bupati dan para demangnya. Namun hal ini tak kunjung berhasil, karena rakyat Lebaknya sendiri lebih takut kepada mereka (bupati & demang), sehingga ia tidak dapat mengumpulkan bukti ataupun saksi. Sampai pada suatu ketika, ada seorang warga yg berani jujur dan melapor kepada Max serta bersedia utk menjadi saksi di pengadilan utk menuntut demang dan bupati Lebak.

Maka mulailah ia menyusun rencana untuk mencari keadilan bagi rakyatnya. Namun apa dikata, atasannya yg merupakan Residen Serang, yg juga seorang Belanda, yg diharapkan dapat memaksa bupati dan demang Lebak berhenti dari kesewenangannya, ternyata "terkoneksi" dengan mereka. Maka ia pun berusaha mencari keadilan kepada Gubernur Jendral Hindia Belanda di Batavia.

Namun, alih2 mendapatkan keadilan, ia malah dialihtugaskan ke daerah Ngawi. Dari sinilah, ia kemudian mengetahui bahwa ada sistem yg bobrok yg sedang terjadi, dimana Belanda membiarkan rakyat Indonesia diexploitasi sedemikian rupa untuk kepentingan Belanda sendiri.

Karena tidak puas dengan hal ini, dan karena tidak tega membiarkan rakyat Lebak hidup dalam ketidakadilan dan kesengsaraan, Max menolak untuk dipindahtugaskan ke Ngawi. Sebagai bentuk protes, Max kemudian mengundurkan diri dari pengabdiannya kepada pemerintahan Hindia Belanda.
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ini buku bagus. seperti biasa... justru karena ini buku dengan kisah sederhana, tapi "jleb!!" dalem banget.
punyaku covernya lain. bagus. lukisan pensil rasanya.
hiks. buku ini bikin trenyuh, ya...

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