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Mochtar Lubis

1922 - 2004

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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 Indonesian National Armed Forces and pro-U.S forces that were opposed to Sukarno’s non-aligned policies, a charge that he himself denied. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mochtar Lubis is the 5,106th most popular writer (up from 5,407th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 75th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Indonesian Writer.

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Among writers, Mochtar Lubis ranks 5,106 out of 7,302. Before him are Chris Van Allsburg, Jens Bjørneboe, Júlia Szendrey, Ben Bova, Marin Preda, and Claudio Williman. After him are Ferdinand von Saar, Sarah Kirsch, Duygu Asena, Jacques Jasmin, Tsendiin Damdinsüren, and M. Ageyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Mochtar Lubis ranks 319. Before him are Janis Paige, Jacques Lataste, Luis Aponte Martínez, Sid Caesar, Mariya Polivanova, and Marin Preda. After him are José Luis Panizo, Alfred G. Knudson, Edwin Vásquez, Eevi Huttunen, Jack Kruschen, and Oscar Pettiford. Among people deceased in 2004, Mochtar Lubis ranks 241. Before him are Mahmut Atalay, Quorthon, Madeleine Robinson, Marcelo González Martín, Richard Dembo, and Fred Ramdat Misier. After him are Joan Aiken, Eric Sturgess, Guinn Smith, Heinrich Mark, Jan Sterling, and José Omar Pastoriza.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Mochtar Lubis ranks 71 out of 158. Before him are Eetje Sol (1881), Hamengkubuwono X (1946), Rudy Hartono (1949), Sandra Reemer (1950), Adrianus de Jong (1882), and Teuku Umar (1854). After him are Ali Sastroamidjojo (1903), Ilse Werner (1921), Erick Thohir (1970), Christine Hakim (1956), Xaviera Hollander (1943), and Taco (1955).

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Among WRITERS In Indonesia

Among writers born in Indonesia, Mochtar Lubis ranks 7. Before him are Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925), Hella Haasse (1918), Chairil Anwar (1922), Amir Hamzah (1911), Abdul Muis (1883), and Nh. Dini (1936). After him are Xaviera Hollander (1943), Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940), Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908), Jeroen Brouwers (1940), Ayu Utami (1968), and Eka Kurniawan (1975).

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