Arguably Indonesia's best-known writer, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, also known as Pramoedya or Pram (1925–2006), was the author of novels that chronicled much of that Southeast Asian country's turbulent history. His writing had special force because he lived that history, doing much of his best work while imprisoned as a result of his dissident activities.
Born on February 6, 1925 in Blora, Dutch East Indies
Died on 30 April 2006 (aged 81) in Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality is Indonesian
Notable works is Buru Quartet
He made the Buru Quartet when he was prisoned in Buru island. The four books were Bumi Manusia (translated as The Earth of Mankind , 1991), Anak Semua Bangsa (Child of All Nations , 1993), Jejak Langkah (Footsteps , 1993), and Rumah Kaca (House of Glass).
Pramoedya was often mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature, but never won. He suffered from health problems, brought on partly by a lifetime of smoking Indonesian clove cigarettes.
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