Based on the author's true experiences as an administrator in Java, Max Havelaar is a fiery indictment of colonial misrule and one of the masterpieces of Dutch literature. But his spirited young son Frits and romanticsouled German assistant Ernest Stern discover something much more astonishing: a scandal that strikes at the heart of the whole Dutch colonial enterprise. Drystubble pores over the documents in the hopes of lucrative revelations about the coffee trade. Why don't the financial statements add up? Did the previous assistant resident really die a natural death? And why are his superiors obstructing his efforts to learn the truth? A few years later in Amsterdam, the stolid Dutch coffee broker Batavus Drystubble obtains Havelaar's papers from the threadbare Shawlman, who wanders the streets in search of work. 2019 by David McKay (Author), Ina Rilke (Author), Multatuli (Author) 27 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 9.02 Read with Our Free App Paperback 14.53 4 Used from 6.90 14 New from 12. Some think him a fool, others a genius, but "one thing is certain: he was an unusual man, and worthy of observation." As Havelaar crusades against corruption, he makes a few unsettling observations of his own. Max Havelaar: Or, the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (New York Review Books Classics) Paperback 5 Mar. The new assistant resident, Max Havelaar, arrives in the remote regency of Lebak, preceded by his reputation as a quixotic idealist. Meijer discusses the author's tempestuous life and career, the controversy the novel aroused and its unusual narrative structure.Summary: "The Dutch East Indies, January 1856. Max Havelaar, or, The coffee auctions of a Dutch Trading Company (Penguin classics) Multatuli on. Roy Edwards's vibrant translation conveys the satirical and innovative style of Multatuli's autobiographical polemic. Sending shockwaves through the Dutch nation when it was published in 1860, this damning exposé of the terrible conditions in the colonies led to welfare reforms in Java and continues to inspire the fairtrade movement today.
In Max Havelaar, Multatuli (the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker) vividly recreated his own experiences in Java and tellingly depicts the hypocrisy of those who gained from the corrupt coffee trade. Max is an inspirational figure, but he is also a flawed idealist whose vow to protect the Javanese from cruelty ends in his own downfall. Max Havelaar - a Dutch civil servant in Java - burns with an insatiable desire to end the ill treatment and oppression inflicted on the native peoples by the colonial administration.
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