Hersri Setiawan (Ordre des livres)

Hersri Setiawan Ordre des livres

Hersri Setiawan est un écrivain indonésien dont l'œuvre est marquée par sa longue détention politique sur l'île de Buru, en raison de son association avec le Conseil Culturel Populaire dans les années 1950. Après sa libération, il s'est consacré à l'écriture, à la révision et à la traduction, publiant souvent sous pseudonyme en raison de la stigmatisation d'ancien détenu politique. Ses expériences de détention et d'exil ont profondément influencé sa vision de la société et de la politique, ce qui se reflète dans sa production littéraire. Ses écrits offrent un aperçu profond de l'histoire indonésienne et de la résilience de l'esprit humain.

Buru Island

464pages
17 heures de lecture

"Buru Island was the site of Indonesia's most remote and infamous prison camp. In the wake of the 1965 repression of the political Left, between 1969 and 1979, approximately 12,000 men were held on Buru without formal charge or trial. During their detention prisoners suffered torture, forced labour and malnourishment, as well as social isolation. This book is an edited translation of the Indonesian language memoir by the writer Hersri Setiawan (b.1936) who was detained for nine years, including seven on Buru Island. As a young writer filled with hope and optimism for Indonesia's future he joined the left-wing cultural organisation Lekra (Lembaga Kebudayaan Rakyat, Institute of People's Culture) and was a permanent representative of the Indonesian National Committee to the Asia-Africa Writer's Bureau in Colombo. Setiawan shares an intimate account of his life story leading up to and during his detention. In beautifully crafted prose he brings into stark light the horrors of the period after 1965, which included disappearance, murder, torture, betrayal and loss and his own capture and incarceration on Buru Island. This is a moving and at times harrowing account of human cruelty and, at the same time, a story of survival and hope" -- Back cover