Wahab dihukum mati Belanda, tanpa membocorkan rahasia kawannya. Novel ini penuh imajinasi, meskipun beberapa bagian merupakan fakta nyata, terutama pengalaman revolusi pengarangnya yang dijadikan acuan pokok untuk memberikan makna kepada gejala zamannya. Novel ini dapat memberi makna tentang semangat cinta tanah air dan bangsa melebihi cintanya kepada keluarga dan diri sendiri. Novel ini berisi kisah yang berlangsung tiga hari tiga malam di Jakarta pada zaman revolusi sekitar tahun 1947. Banyak pendapat yang menyatakan bahwa novel ini berkata jujur tentang keadaan revolusi, tanpa melebihlebihkan atau menyembunyikan.
Author
Pramoedya Ananta Toer was an Indonesian author of novels, short stories, essays, polemics, and histories of his homeland and its people. A well-regarded writer in the West, Pramoedya's outspoken and often politically charged writings faced censorship in his native land during the pre-reformation era. For opposing the policies of both founding president Sukarno, as well as those of its successor, the New Order regime of Suharto, he faced extrajudicial punishment. During the many years in which he suffered imprisonment and house arrest, he became a cause célèbre for advocates of freedom of expression and human rights. Bibliography: * Kranji-Bekasi Jatuh (1947) * Perburuan (The Fugitive) (1950) * Keluarga Gerilya (1950) * Bukan Pasarmalam (1951) * Cerita dari Blora (1952) * Gulat di Jakarta (1953) * Korupsi (Corruption) (1954) * Midah - Si Manis Bergigi Emas (1954) * Cerita Calon Arang (The King, the Witch, and the Priest) (1957) * Hoakiau di Indonesia (1960) * Panggil Aku Kartini Saja I & II (1962) * The Buru Quartet o Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind) (1980) o Anak Semua Bangsa (Child of All Nations) (1980) o Jejak Langkah (Footsteps) (1985) o Rumah Kaca (House of Glass) (1988) * Gadis Pantai (The Girl from the Coast) (1982) * Nyanyi Sunyi Seorang Bisu (A Mute's Soliloquy) (1995) * Arus Balik (1995) * Arok Dedes (1999) * Mangir (1999) * Larasati (2000)
