This Earth of Mankind
This Earth of Mankind is Pramoedya Ananta Toer's novel, first published in Indonesian as Bumi Manusia by Hasta Mitra in Jakarta in 1980 and banned in 1981. First of the Buru Quartet, created while he was a prisoner on Buru, it follows Minke, a young Javanese aristocrat, late in Dutch colonial rule.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Hasta Mitra, 1980
- First published
- Hasta Mitra, Jakarta, 1980
- Series
- Buru Quartet
The first edition of This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer was published in Jakarta by Hasta Mitra in 1980. We track 2 editions.
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First edition
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Later and other editions
- Penguin Books1982 Paperback · Buru Quartet I own This Earth of Mankind, Penguin Books 1982 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Bumi Manusia film, 2019
Setting and characters
- Period
- Indonesian National Awakening
- Genre
- historical fiction
Read next
- Followed by
- Child of All Nations, Footsteps, House of Glass
In print
- Editions recorded
- 18 on Open Library, 6 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 10 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of This Earth of Mankind?
The first edition of This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer was published in Jakarta by Hasta Mitra in 1980.
How many editions of This Earth of Mankind are there?
We track 2 editions of This Earth of Mankind, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has This Earth of Mankind been adapted?
Yes, including Bumi Manusia (film, 2019), according to Wikidata.
What should I read after This Earth of Mankind?
In order, it is followed by Child of All Nations, Footsteps, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- This Earth of Mankind, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- This Earth of Mankind editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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