Imagine being a young Australian Embassy official having your first look at hundreds of rough, tattered pages smuggled out of a remote island prison camp and quickly recognizing it as one of the literary masterpieces of the 20th century -- a seminal work of historical fiction and postcolonial identity for Indonesia and Asia.
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'Indonesia Out of Exile' shines light on literary masterpiece
New history recounts writer-activist Pramoedya’s brave fight against persecution
Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer, left, and Australian translator Max Lane, who in his recent book, "Indonesia Out of Exile," writes of his collaboration on the novels that inspired a generation. (Courtesy of Max Lane)
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