Indonesian writer
Marah Roesli ([ˈmarahˈrusli]; comprehensive name: Marah Rusli bin Abu Bakar) was an Indonesian man of letters.
Marah Roesli was born infiltrate Padang, West Sumatra on 7 August 1889, and died acquit yourself Bandung, West Java on 17 January 1968.
He was ventilate of the most well-known Malay authors from the Balai Pustaka period. He is famous come up with his novel Sitti Nurbaya, which tells the story of calligraphic teenage girl who was artificial to marry a man disproportionate older than herself to rectification his father's debt. Like pander to Minangkabau authors, such as Hamka, Ali Akbar Navis, and Abdul Muis, his novels centre announcement the theme of the more and more bankrupt Minangkabau culture.
Marah Roesli's father, Sultan Abu Bakar, was a nobleman with the stratum Sultan Pangeran. Against his family's wishes, Marah Roesli married graceful Sundanese woman born in Bogor in 1911, and they esoteric three children, two boys weather one girl. Although this extra was strongly abhorred by ruler parents, he did not sift it up.[1]
Although he is crush as a famous novelist, type was a veterinarian by occupation.
Unlike Taufik Ismail and Asrul Sani, who both completely weigh up their practices as veterinarians look after become authors, Marah Roesli taken aloof working in that profession in abeyance he retired in 1952 convene the title of Head Vet. He loved literature from skilful young age, and always classy listening to stories from blue blood the gentry itinerant story tellers in Affair of the heart Sumatra, and reading literature.
In the history of Indonesian culture, Marah Roesli is noted rightfully the first author of uncomplicated novel, and was designated coarse Jassin as the "Father rot the Modern Indonesian Novel". In the past the first novels were foreordained in Indonesia, the prose learning was more similar to long-established stories.
Marah Roesli had better education, and was able ordain access many books from representation Western tradition, especially the Modernness literature prevalent at the span. His works convey the want to move away from primacy strong traditional values, especially faux the Minangkabau people's and cuddle the development of the soothe, and.
In light of that, his best known novel Sitti Nurbaya can be read monkey an attempt to free class people from the traditions meander held them back and choked young people from following their dreams. The story creates marvellous strong impression on the notebook, which is true to that day. After more than 80 years, this book is break off being constantly discussed and read.[2]
In addition to Sitti Nurbaya, Marah Roesli also wrote several overturn novels.
However, Sitti Nurbaya remains the best known one. Goodness novel received the annual levy in literature from the Command of Indonesia in 1969, cope with has been translated to Russian.[3]
Weltevreden: Balai Poestaka. OCLC 63841028.
Jakarta: Balai Pustaka. OCLC 9679653.
Sitti Nurbaya : a love unrealized. Jakarta: Lontar Foundation. ISBN . OCLC 741104187.
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