Mochtar Lubis

Mochtar Lubis ([moxˈtar luˈbɪs]; Padang, Indonesia March 7, 1922 – July 2, 2004, Jakarta) was an Indonesian Batak journalist and novelist who co-founded Indonesia Raya. His novel Senja di Jakarta (Twilight in Jakarta in English) was the first Indonesian novel to be translated into English. He was a critic of Sukarno and was imprisoned by him. He has been described as a "renaissance man par excellence."

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Mochtar Lubis
Birth dateMarch 07, 1922
Birth place
Indonesia , West Sumatra , Padang
Citizenship
Indonesian nationality law
Date of deathJuly 02, 2004
Place of death
Indonesia , Jakarta

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