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Minke, Pramoedya Ananta Toer's young narrator and alter-ego in This Earth of Mankind, cannot get his mind off Annelies Mellema. He remembers the first time...

Author: By Eryn R. Brown, | Title: The Freshness of the Spoken Word | 10/31/1991 | See Source »

Despite his uncertainties, he ends up moving into the Nyai's house and sleeping in the same room with Annelies--before their marriage. Through his connection with the Mellema family, Minke removes himself from Javanese culture and from Dutch domination...

Author: By Eryn R. Brown, | Title: The Freshness of the Spoken Word | 10/31/1991 | See Source »

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