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| Original Title: | Rumah Kaca |
| ISBN: | 0140256792 (ISBN13: 9780140256796) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Tetralogi Buru #4 |
| Characters: | Minke, Jacques Pangemanann |
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Paperback | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 4.31 | 3442 Users | 266 Reviews
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| Title | : | House of Glass (Tetralogi Buru #4) |
| Author | : | Pramoedya Ananta Toer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 1997 by Penguin Books (first published 1988) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Novels. Asian Literature. Indonesian Literature. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literature. Classics. Cultural. Asia |
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With House Of Glass comes the final chapter of Pramoedya's epic quartet, set in the Dutch East Indies at the turn of the century. A novel of heroism, passion, and betrayal, it provides a spectacular conclusion to a series hailed as one of the great works of modern literature. At the start of House of Glass, Minke, writer and leader of the dissident movement, is now imprisoned - and the narrative has switched to Pangemanann, a former policeman, who has the task of spying and reporting on those who continue the struggle for independence. But the hunter is becoming the hunted. Pangemanann is a victim of his own conscience and has come to admire his adversaries. He must decide whether the law is to safeguard the rights of the people or to control the people. He fears the loss of his position, his family, and his self-respect. At last Pangemanann sees that his true opponents are not Minke and his followers, but rather the dynamism and energy of a society awakened.Rating Regarding Books House of Glass (Tetralogi Buru #4)
Ratings: 4.31 From 3442 Users | 266 ReviewsArticle Regarding Books House of Glass (Tetralogi Buru #4)
I generally do not read about the topics books are about until after I have finished the book. And it was the same with this quartet. Only after did I read more about Toer, Indonesia, and Tirto Adhi Soerjo (the political figure whom Toer uses as a basis for his main character, Minke). Once I learned more about this man and his work in Indonesia and also saw that so much of it was the same as Minke in the novel I began to understand why Toer did not use Minke as a character in this last book.I generally do not read about the topics books are about until after I have finished the book. And it was the same with this quartet. Only after did I read more about Toer, Indonesia, and Tirto Adhi Soerjo (the political figure whom Toer uses as a basis for his main character, Minke). Once I learned more about this man and his work in Indonesia and also saw that so much of it was the same as Minke in the novel I began to understand why Toer did not use Minke as a character in this last book.
I thank Joss Wibisono for putting me on to this great delight.
It was a bittersweet pleasure to read and now finish the Buru Quartet.Raden Mas Minke is now in exile. The House of Glass is told from the person responsible for it - policeman Tuan Pangemann. It is a great counterpart to the earlier trilogy written in Minke's voice. It presents the colonial view.Pangemann writes of his qualifications and demonstrates an excellent understanding of his culture. Unfortunately, he does not realize who he is and the damage his reports are responsible for. Even as he
this is the last book of the quartet and i think the most political. although the other three are narrated by minke the main character this one is narrated by pangemanann, the police inspector in charge of oppressing minke and all natives organizations. it is interesting to get the opposite perspective to the whole situation, but i would've liked to know more about what minke was doing/thinking during the book because i became attached to his character. also, this book goes into a lot more depth
This book provides a great conclusion to the Buru Quartet -- four novels about the Indies (now Indonesia) under Dutch colonial rule at the start of the 20th century. In this, the fourth book, World War I begins, and the changes that had just started to happen in books 2 and 3 are now gaining momentum. It's hard to say too much without giving too much away ... but if you start to lose heart and feel sad before you reach the ending, please stay with it. I was very glad I had done so.
I have finally finished this! Often, when I read a book too slowly, I fail to get a good sense of it. Reading in fits and starts can ruin the continuity, both of plot and of impressions. That didnt seem to happen with this book. Although House of Glass covers a period of years and many events, the book is consistent as the internal dialog of the main character.House of Glass is the capstone novel of the Buru Quartet, four books that tell the story of Minke, a native of Java, coming of age in the
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