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Max Havelaar: The Coffee Sales of the Netherlands Trading Company
Paperback
Classic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025833392
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 334
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Sales of the Netherlands Trading Company is a landmark work of Dutch literature that serves as a blistering indictment of colonial exploitation in the 19th-century Dutch East Indies. Written by Eduard Douwes Dekker under the pseudonym Multatuli, the novel blends biting satire with heartfelt advocacy, exposing the systemic abuses within the colonial administration and the coffee trade on the island of Java.
The narrative is framed through the perspectives of the hypocritical coffee broker Batavus Droogstoppel and the idealistic Max Havelaar, a civil servant who attempts to protect the local population from the greed and indifference of both European officials and native rulers. Through this dual structure, Multatuli highlights the stark contrast between the comfortable lives of those in the Netherlands and the harsh realities faced by the oppressed Javanese laborers who fuel their prosperity.
A powerful catalyst for political reform, Max Havelaar remains a significant literary achievement for its experimental style and its courageous defense of human rights. It is a compelling exploration of morality, bureaucracy, and the struggle for justice in an era of global expansion.
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Max Havelaar (Roman): Oder Die Kaffeeversteigerungen Der Niederländischen Handels-Gesellschaft
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Max Havelaar (Großdruck): oder Die Kaffee-Versteigerungen der Niederländischen Handels-Gesellschaft
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Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (1868)
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Max Havelaar: Or The Coffee Auctions Of The Dutch Trading Company (1868)
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