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Also Known As	Pramudya Ananta Tur
Born	February 20, 1925 • Indonesia
Died	April 30, 2006 (aged 81) • Jakarta • Indonesia
Notable Works	“Child of All Nations” • “Footsteps” • “House of Glass” • “Keluarga gerilja” • “The Fugitive” • “The Mute’s Soliloquy” • “This Earth of Mankind” • “Tjerita dari Djakarta”

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