The ''Buru Quartet'' or ''Buru Tetralogy'' () is a

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written by Indonesian author

Pramoedya Ananta Toer Pramoedya Ananta Toer ( EYD: Pramudya Ananta Tur; 6 February 1925 – 30 April 2006), also nicknamed Pram, was an Indonesian novelist and writer. His works span the colonial period under Dutch rule, Indonesia's struggle for independence, ...

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detention camp in

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. It is composed of the novels ''

This Earth of Mankind ''This Earth of Mankind'' is the first book in Pramoedya Ananta Toer's epic quartet called '' Buru Quartet'', first published by Hasta Mitra in 1980. The story is set at the end of the Dutch colonial rule and was written while Pramoedya was i ...

'', ''

Child of All Nations ''Child of All Nations'' is the second book in Pramoedya Ananta Toer's epic quartet called '' Buru Quartet'', first published by Hasta Mitra in 1980.Penguin"Child of all Nations" Retrieved 09.13.2009 ''Child of All Nations'' continues the story ...

'', '' Footsteps'', and '' House of Glass'', published between 1980 and 1988. The book series is loosely based on the life of Tirto Adhi Soerjo. The Buru Quartet books were banned by the regime of long-serving Indonesian president

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. The ban was lifted in 2010.

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''Buru Quartet'' review
by the Asian Review of Books 1980s novels Historical novels Novels by Pramoedya Ananta Toer Censored books Novel series Literary tetralogies Buru {{1980s-hist-novel-stub