House of glass
Subtitle: a novel
By: Pramoedya Ananta Toer ; translated and with an introduction by Max Lane.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: W. Morrow and Co.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: Indonesia -- History -- 1798-1942 -- Fiction
Description: With House Of Glass comes the final chapter of Pramoedya's epic quartet, set in the Dutch East Indies at the turn of the century. A novel of heroism, passion, and betrayal, it provides a spectacular conclusion to a series hailed as one of the great works of modern literature.

At the start of House of Glass, Minke, writer and leader of the dissident movement, is now imprisoned - and the narrative has switched to Pangemanann, a former policeman, who has the task of spying and reporting on those who continue the struggle for independence.

But the hunter is becoming the hunted. Pangemanann is a victim of his own conscience and has come to admire his adversaries. He must decide whether the law is to safeguard the rights of the people or to control the people. He fears the loss of his position, his family, and his self-respect. At last Pangemanann sees that his true opponents are not Minke and his followers, but rather the dynamism and energy of a society awakened.
Notes: Originally published: New York, N.Y. : Penguin, 1992.