This Earth of Mankind (Bumi Manusia) is the first book in Pramoedya Ananta Toer's epic quartet called Buru Quartet, first published in 1980. The story is set at the end of the Dutch colonial rule and was written while Pramoedya was imprisoned on the political island prison of Buru in eastern Indonesia. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabutalks/message