Multatuli
Sign in to saveEduard Douwes Dekker (2 March 182019 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli (from Latin multa tulī, "I have suffered much"), was a Dutch writer best known for his satirical novel Max Havelaar (1860), which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies (today's Indonesia). He is considered one of the Netherlands' greatest authors.
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Multatuli was the pen name of Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker, who is best known for his 1860 satirical novel *Max Havelaar*, which exposed the brutality of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia and is considered a masterpiece of Dutch literature. His work was groundbreaking for using fiction to powerfully critique colonialism at a time when the practice was widely accepted, making him one of the most important authors in Dutch history.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1820-00-00
- Died
- 1887-00-00
- Works
- 75
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 58
- Total plays
- 271
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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16 sectionsContents
- Family and education
- Career in Dutch East Indies
- Natal, Sumatra
- Menado, Ambon, and Lebak
- Writing career
- Marriages
- Legacy
- Bibliography
- Works which appeared during Multatuli's lifetime
- Posthumous publications
- English translations
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Eduard Douwes Dekker (2 March 182019 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli (from Latin multa tulī, "I have suffered much"), was a Dutch writer best known for his satirical novel Max Havelaar (1860), which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies (today's Indonesia). He is considered one of the Netherlands' greatest authors.
== Family and education ==