Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company 1976

An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is cohvinced that he can make the kinds of changes that will actually help the local people he is in charge of, but circumstances soon make him realize just how out of touch he really is, and it doesn't take long for things to go from bad to worse.

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Peter Faber Max Havelaar

Sacha Bulthuis Tine Havelaar

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E.M. Adenan Soesilaningrat Regent

Maruli Sitompul Demang

Krijn ter Braak Controller Verbrugge

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Carl van der Plas Resident

Rima Melati Mrs Slotering

Joop Admiraal Assistent Resident C.E. Pierre Slotering

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Pitradjaja Burnama Djaksa

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Herry Lentho Saïdjah

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Nenny Zulaini Adinda

Sofia W.D. Inah

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Minih bin Misan Saïdjah's father

Rutger Hauer Lieutenant Duclari

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