Muhammad Nur Sutan Iskandar, known as Nur Sutan Iskandar was born in Sungai Batang,

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on November 3, 1893 and died in

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on November 28, 1975. He was prominent Indonesian author and most of productive writer in the Balai Pustaka generation. In 1919, he moved to Jakarta and joined to Balai Pustaka. He also translated novels by

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, H. Rider Haggard, and

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List of Novels

# Apa Dayaku karena Aku Perempuan (Jakarta:

Balai Pustaka Balai Pustaka (; also spelled Balai Poestaka, both meaning "Bureau of Literature") is the state-owned publisher of Indonesia and publisher of major pieces of Indonesian literature such as ''Salah Asuhan'', ''Sitti Nurbaya'' and ''Layar Terkemb ...

, 1923) # Cinta yang Membawa Maut (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1926) # Salah Pilih (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1928) # Abu Nawas (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1929) # Karena Mentua (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1932) # Tuba Dibalas dengan Susu (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1933) # Dewi Rimba (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1935) # Hulubalang Raja (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1934) # Katak Hendak Jadi Lembu (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1935) # Neraka Dunia (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1937) # Cinta dan Kewajiban (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1941) # Jangir Bali (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1942) # Cinta Tanah Air (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1944) # Cobaan (Turun ke Desa) (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1946) # Mutiara (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1946) # Pengalaman Masa Kecil (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1949) # Ujian Masa (Jakarta: JB Wolters, 1952, reprinted) # Megah Cerah (Jakarta: JB Wolters, 1952) # Peribahasa (co-writer with K. Sutan Pamuncak and Aman Datuk Majoindo. Jakarta: JB Wolters, 1946) # Sesalam Kawin

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