Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925–2006) was an Indonesian writer. Born in Blora on Java, he was arrested during Indonesia’s independence movement against Dutch colonial rule. He began writing while in prison. Among his best-known works is a series of novels about the beginnings of Indonesian nationalism, which was banned in 1981. Toer spent many years under house arrest. He died in Jakarta.