Mochtar Lubis | |
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.jpg) Lubis in 1979 | |
| Born | 7 March 1922 |
| Died | 2 July 2004 (aged 82) |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
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Mochtar Lubis ([moxˈtar luˈbɪs]; 7 March 1922 – 2 July 2004) was an Indonesian journalist and novelist who co-founded Indonesia Raya and monthly literary magazine Horison. His novel Senja di Jakarta (Twilight in Jakarta in English) was the first Indonesian novel to be translated into English. He was a critic of Sukarno and was imprisoned by him, as well as by Suharto on several later occasions. He held strong anti-leftist views and was seen by critics as aligned with military and pro-US forces that were opposed to Sukarno’s non-aligned policies, a charge that he himself denied.[1]
- ^ Hill, David (1 July 2005). "Mochtar Lubis". Inside Indonesia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.