Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
Multatuli
Born: March 2, 1820
Died: February 19, 1887 (aged 66)
Bio: Eduard Douwes Dekker, better known by his pen name Multatuli, was a Dutch writer famous for his satirical novel Max Havelaar, which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies.
Known for:
- Max Havelaar (1860)
- Woutertje Pieterse
- Walter Pieterse: A Story of Holland
- Millionen-studien (1873)