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Salah Asuhan
Salah Asuhan is an Indonesian novel by Abdul Muis originally published in 1928 by Balai Pustaka. It is widely considered one of the best examples of early modern Indonesian literature.
Background.
"Salah Asuhan" was written during the colonial period and published by Balai Pustaka, which published books "suitable for native Indonesian reading." In order to be published, books had to avoid themes of rebellion and use formal Malay. As such, "Salah Asuhan" had to be rewritten with the European characters shown
Salah Asuhan"; "Pertemuan Jodoh" deals with feudalism, while "Salah Asuhan" dealt with the incompatibilities in Western and Eastern cultures. However, it has also been called a sequel of "Salah Asuhan".
Mahayana "et al" considered the use of language "convincing", with uneducated characters using a mix of Betawi and Malay words. As a result, they consider it a result of Muis' observations while living in Batavia.
Bakri Siregar considered "Pertemuan Jodoh" "much weaker" than