 Cover of the 22nd printing | |
| Author | Hamka |
|---|---|
| Language | Indonesian |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Several (see below) |
Publication date | 1938 |
| Publication place | Indonesia |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 224 (22nd printing) |
| ISBN | 978-979-418-055-6 (22nd printing) |
| OCLC | 246136296 |
Tenggelamnja Kapal van der Wijck (The Sinking of the van der Wijck) is an Indonesian serial and later novel by Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah (Hamka; 1908–1981) published in 1938. It follows the failed love between Zainuddin, a mixed-race man, and Hayati, a pure Minang woman.
Hamka, an Islamic scholar who disapproved of Minang adat (traditions), wrote Van der Wijck as a critique of the discrimination against mixed-race persons prevalent in Minang society at the time, as well as the subservient role of women. Originally released as a serial, Van der Wijck was republished as a novel after favourable popular reception. Described by the socialist literary critic Bakri Siregar as Hamka's best work, the work came under fire in 1962 because of similarities between it and Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr's Sous les Tilleuls (Under the Limes; 1832).