Eduard douwes dekker 2 march 1820 19 february 1887, better known by his pen name multatuli, was a dutch writer famous for his satirical novel, enmax havelaar 1860 in which he denounced the abuses of colonialism in the colony of the en. He was related to the famous dutch anticolonialism writer multatuli, whose real name was eduard douwes dekker douwes dekker being their surname. Il est surtout connu pour son romanpamphlet max havelaar 1. His most famous work is titled max havelaar, but that is the title of the work, not the authors name. Multatuli 18201887, born eduard douwes dekker in amsterdam, was one of the netherlands greatest writers. Multatuli author of max havelaar, or the coffee auctions of. Multatuli eduard douwes dekker at books and writers multatuli at dbnl multatuli museum.
Multatuli is the pseudonym of dutch author eduard douwes dekker. Eduard douwes dekker has 23 books on goodreads with 11657 ratings. Many more books and editions of dekker were published by r. Eduard douwes dekker eduard douwes dekker biography. Eduard douwes dekker quotes quotes of eduard douwes dekker. After him one more son was born in the family, so they had to move to a bogger lodging. Multatuli eduard douwer dekker 18201887, dutch writer, civil servant. Eduard douwes dekker born in amsterdam, the netherlands, march 2, 1820 died in ingelheim am rhein, germany, february 19, 1887 at age 66 years, better known as multatuli, is the dutch writer known for writing the book max havelaar 1860, his satirical novel that contains criticism of the abuses of the colonizers against the indigenous people.
Eduard douwes dekker, multatuli 1900 dutch edition. The way the natives were treated by their own as well as by the dutch rulers offended him so. Multatuli 18201887 schrijver max havelaar historiek. Multatulis max havelaar 1860, a polemical story of a young civil servant in the corrupt colonial administration. The book has been translated three times into english. Multatuli is eduard douwes dekker elsevier, 1898 512 pages.
His books on goodreads can be found under multatuli as primary author. He traveled to the dutch east indies in 1838, and had a number of government jobs until resigning from his position as assistant commissioner of lebak, java, in 1856, when his efforts to protect the javanese people from their own chiefs were not supported by the colonial government. After 18 years of civil service in the dutch east indies, he returned to europe in 1856 a disillusioned man. Eduard douwes dekker, dit multatuli du latin multa tuli. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Eduard douwes dekker amsterdam, 1820 19 februari 1887 was een nederlandse schrijver bekend onder het pseudoniem mult. Ernest francois eugene douwes dekker also known as setyabudi or setiabudi 8 october 1879 28 august 1950 was an indonesiandutch nationalist and politician of indo descent.
His father, the sea captain engel douwes dekker, was seldom at home. Het bizarre leven van eduard douwes dekker gemeente amsterdam. His books on goodreads can be found under multatuli as primary. Early destined to a clerical career, douwes dekker studied at the latin school in amsterdam. Eduard douwes dekker 2 march 1820 19 february 1887, better known by his pen name multatuli from latin multa tuli, i have carried much, was a dutch writer famous for his satirical novel, max havelaar 1860, which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the dutch east indies todays indonesia. Read multatuli, bloemlezing by multatuli available from rakuten kobo.
Appears in 63 books from 18592006 page 411 pictorial lessons on form, comparison, and number, for children under seven years of age. Eduard douwes dekker amsterdam, 1820 19 februari 1887 was een nederlandse schrijver bekend onder het pseudoniem multatuli. Multatuli eduard douwess dekker see about indonesia. Multatulis upbringing although patricians, was very modest, with father mostly at sea and mother taking care of children. He traveled to the dutch east indies in 1838, and had a number of government jobs until resigning from his position as assistant commissioner of lebak, java, in 1856, when his efforts to protect the javanese people from their own chiefs were not supported by the. Max havelaar by multatuli multatuli read free book. Max havelaar by multatuli multatuli read free book online. The culture system trenchant criticism in the novel max havelaar 1860, written under the pseudonym multatuli by the dutch writer eduard douwes dekker, a former official of the east indies government. Eduard douwes dekker, better known by his pen name multatuli, was a dutch writer best known for his satirical novel max havelaar, which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the dutch east indies. Dekker is celebrated by a small museum in amsterdam the multatuli museum, and by his statue on a canal, some 200 metres from the museum.
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We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Sietske eeltjes klein, his mother, was a deeply religious woman. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Multatuli, pseudonym of eduard douwes dekker, born march 2, 1820, amsterdam, netherlandsdied february 19, 1887, niederingelheim, germany, one of the netherlands greatest writers, whose radical ideas and freshness of style eclipsed the mediocre, selfsatisfied dutch literature of the mid19th century in 1838 multatuli went to the dutch east indies, where he held a number of.