Jan Engelbert Tatengkeng
Jan Engelbert Tatengkeng was an Indonesian politician and poet who served as the prime minister of the State of East Indonesia. He was also a poet from the Pujangga Baru era of Indonesian literature.
Early life
Jan Engelbert Tatengkeng was educated at a Hollandsch-Inlandsche School in Manganitu, a Christelijk Middagkweekscool in Bandung and a Christian teachers' college in Surakarta, Central Java, where he learned about Tachtigers, a form of Dutch literature that later influenced most of his work.List of works
Most of Tatengkeng's works were influenced by Tachtigers and Christianity. His best known collection of poems is Rindu Dendam, which contains 32 poems and was first published in 1934. He also published poems in magazines.His other works comprise works of prose and a play.
Works
Poems first published in the magazine Poedjangga BaroeHasrat Hati Anak Kecil Laut BeethovenPetang Alice NahonO, Bintan Gambaran Sinar dan Bayang Katamu Tuhan Sinar di Balik Willem KloosTangisPoems first published in other magazinesAnak Kecil Penumpang kelas 1 Gadis Bali Aku Berjasa Gua Gaja Cintaku Ke Balai Mengheningkan Cipta Sekarang Ini Aku dan Temanku Sinar dan Bayang Kepada Dewan Pertimbangan Kebudayaan Aku Dilukis Sang Pemimpin Keci Bertemu Setan
Prose WorksDatuk yang Ketularan Kemeja Pancawarna Prawira Pers Tukang Nyanyi Saya Masuk Sekolah Belanda Sepuluh Hari Aku Tak Mandi
Drama
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