Max Havelaar; or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch trading company: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Max Havelaar; or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch trading company: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Max Havelaar; or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch trading company is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Multatuli (1820–1887). The listed translation credits are Nahuys, Alphonse.
Catalogue synopsis
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"Max Havelaar; or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch trading company" by Multatuli is a novel published in 1860. The story follows Max Havelaar, a Dutch colonial administrator who battles against corrupt government systems in Java. Through contrasting narrators—a pompous coffee merchant and a romantic apprentice—the novel exposes the brutal exploitation of Indonesian farmers under Dutch colonial rule. This powerful protest against colonial policies ultimately influenced Dutch governance and inspired nationalist movements that would reshape the future of colonialism worldwide.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Max Havelaar; or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch trading company
- Author credits: Multatuli (1820–1887)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Nahuys, Alphonse
Catalogue subjects
- Coffee industry -- Fiction
- Colonies -- Oceania -- Fiction
- Culture conflict -- Fiction
- Dutch -- Indonesia -- Fiction
- Java (Indonesia) -- Fiction
- Persona (Literature)
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- Category: Novels
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