Multatuli, the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820โ1887), was a pioneering Dutch writer best known for his groundbreaking novel Max Havelaar (1860). Drawing from his experience as a colonial administrator in the Dutch East Indies, Multatuli exposed the injustices and corruption of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia. His bold, satirical style and passionate advocacy for human rights marked a turning point in Dutch literature, blending personal narrative, political critique, and experimental form. Max Havelaar remains a cornerstone of Dutch literary heritage and an early voice against colonial oppression, influencing generations of writers, thinkers, and reformers in the Netherlands and beyond.
๐ฌ๐ง Seen from the Moon we are all the same size. – Multatuli
๐ฎ๐น Visti dalla Luna siamo tutti della stessa dimensione. – Multatuli
๐ช๐ธ Vistos desde la Luna todos somos del mismo tamaรฑo. – Multatuli
๐ต๐น Vistos da Lua somos todos do mesmo tamanho. – Multatuli
๐ซ๐ท Vu de la Lune, nous sommes tous de la mรชme taille. – Multatuli
๐ฉ๐ช Von dem Mond aus gesehen sind wir alle gleich groร. – Multatuli
๐ท๐บ ะัะปะธ ัะผะพััะตัั ั ะัะฝั, ะผั ะฒัะต ะพะดะธะฝะฐะบะพะฒะพะณะพ ัะฐะทะผะตัะฐ. – ะัะปัะฐััะปะธ
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฏเคฆเคฟ เคเคช เคเคเคฆเฅเคฐเคฎเคพ เคธเฅ เคฆเฅเคเคคเฅ เคนเฅเค, เคคเฅ เคนเคฎ เคธเคญเฅ เคเค เคนเฅ เคเคเคพเคฐ เคเฅ เคนเฅเคเฅค – เคฎเฅเคฒเฅเคคเคพเคคเฅเคฒเฅ
๐ณ๐ฑ Vanaf de maan gezien zijn we allemaal even groot. – Multatuli
๐จ๐ณ ๅพๆ็ไธ็๏ผๆๅ็้ซๅ้ฝไธๆจฃใ-Multatuli
You can follow me also on my other social media channels:
and subscribe to email updates on this blog:
Discover more from Words, Colours and Notes
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
3 thoughts on “Seen from the Moon โฆ, by Multatuli”