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Senja di Jakarta
Senja di Jakarta () is an Indonesian novel written by Mochtar Lubis and first published in English by Hutchinson & Co. in 1963, with a translation by Claire Holt. It was later published in Indonesian in 1970.
Writing.
"Senja di Jakarta" was written while Mochtar Lubis was under house arrest, as ordered by the Sukarno government. The manuscript was originally entitled "Yang Terinjak dan Melawan" (), but the title was changed during translation.
Plot.
Raden Kaslan,
released in Indonesian in 1970. Since then it has also been translated into Japanese. Due to it originally being published in English, "Senja di Jakarta" has been described as Mochtar Lubis' best known work in the Western world.
Critical reception was warm. A. Teeuw considered it one of Mochtar Lubis' finer works, and Ajip Rosidi later commented that the world press received it well. However, others such as M. Balfas described "Senja di Jakarta" as "[showing] that Mochtar Lubis' place is