<DIV><p>“Fascinating... endlessly sad.”—Noam Chomsky</p> <p>In these remarkable interviews with André Vltchek and Rossie Indira, edited by Nagesh Rao, Indonesia's most celebrated writer speaks out against tyranny and injustice in a young and troubled nation. Toer here discusses personal and political topics he could never before address in public.</p> <p>Toer is best known for his novels comprising the <i>Buru Quartet</i>. <i>The New York Times</i> described his autobiography as a “haunting record of a great writer's attempt to keep his imagination and his humanity alive under terrible conditions.” Toer is widely considered a strong candidate for the Nobel prize in Literature.</p></DIV>