Revolusi

A magnificent fusion of oral history, sparkling analysis, and historical wisdom. Revolusi has it all: a masterpiece – Sebastian MallabyMasterful … utterly compelling … unfolds over a vast geopolitical canvas and yet never falters … propelled by the stories of its astonishing cast * Financial Times, Books of the Year *An astounding feat of both research and storytelling. History at its best – Yuval HarariMasterly … This compelling narrative … wrapped around an extraordinary core of individuals … convincingly argues that Indonesia in itself represents a global crossroads, one of the most important in modern history – Elizabeth Pisani * The Times *We learn something utterly fascinating on every single page * Evening Standard, Best Books of 2024 *A wonderful and important book – Peter FrankopanSuperb * Guardian *The story of [Indonesia’s] formation is delivered in a manner that genuinely seems unsurpassable * History Today, Books of the Year *Revolusi briskly ushers Indonesia onto the centre stage of modern history – Pankaj MishraMajestic and beautifully written * Times Literary Supplement *A magisterial and gripping account of events of urgent importance to us now – Jason BurkeWith rare narrative brilliance, Revolusi gives us a history at once vast and intimate, a history in colour – Laksmi PamuntjakHistory as it should be. Carried by a democracy of ordinary voices, meticulous research, an eye for decisive detail, vivid language and drama – Antjie KrogAn outstanding account of one nation’s unsung fight for freedom … enthralling … magnificent – Todd Kushner * Washington Independent Review of Books *An electrifying narrative – Tunku Varadarajan * Wall Street Journal *A towering achievement … one of the most unlikely and astonishing sagas – Thomas MeaneyImmensely readable – Adam Hochschild * Atlantic *The definitive account of a neglected epoch * Economist *Masterly – J M CoetzeeRevolusi…is the most important book in English to place the Indonesian revolution in a global context since the work of Benedict Anderson…Van Reybrouck’s skill lies in telling the story for a wide readership * London Review of Books *

David Van Reybrouck is the author of Congo- The Epic History of a People, which won twenty prizes, sold over half a million copies and has been translated into a dozen languages. His book Against Elections has been translated into more than twenty languages and has led to the trial use of participatory democracy in numerous countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain. His plays Mission and Para have been performed across Europe, and his novel Zinc won the European Book Prize 2017. Revolusi was first published in the Netherlands, where it was a major bestseller. David Van Reybrouck has been described as ‘one of the leading intellectuals in Europe’ (Der Tagesspiegel) and ‘one of the most brilliant European intellectuals of the moment’ (Le Soir). He is Belgian, writes in Dutch and is based in Brussels.