The short stories collected in Subuh (1950 “Dawn”) and Pertjikan revolusi (1950 “Sparks of Revolution”) are set during the Indonesian Revolution, while those in Tjerita dari Blora (1952 “Tales of Bora”) depict Javanese provincial life in the period of Dutch rule. The novel Keluarga gerilja (1950 “Guerrilla Family”) chronicles the tragic consequences of divided political sympathies in a Javanese family during the Indonesian Revolution against Dutch rule, while Mereka jang dilumpuhkan (1951 “The Paralyzed”) depicts the odd assortment of inmates Pramoedya became acquainted with in the Dutch prison camp. After Indonesian independence was recognized by the Netherlands in 1949, Pramoedya produced a stream of novels and short stories that established his reputation.
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