Footsteps

Description:

Continues the adventures of Minke, the Dutch-educated journalist, as he and his country move into the twentieth century. Settling in a new town to begin medical school, Minke is determined to leave behind the tragedies of his past. But once again this intelligent, compassionate man finds himself caught up in the injustices of colonial exploitation. As he struggles to only to understand his world, but to change it, Minke embarks on a personal odyssey of self-discovery that takes him through the colorful and turbulent world of the Dutch East Indies.--Cover.

subjects: Fiction, general,  History,  Fiction,  Indonesian literature