Muhammad Nur Sutan Iskandar, known as Nur Sutan Iskandar was born in Sungai Batang, West Sumatra

West Sumatra

West Sumatra is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra. It borders the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast...

 on November 3, 1893 and died in Jakarta

Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

 on November 28, 1975. He was prominent Indonesian author and most of productive writer in the Balai Pustaka generation. In 1919, he moved to Jakarta and joined to Balai Pustaka. He also translated novels by Alexandre Dumas, H. Rider Haggard

H. Rider Haggard

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. He was also involved in agricultural reform around the British Empire...

, and Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

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List of Novels

1. Apa Dayaku karena Aku Perempuan (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka
   Balai Pustaka
   Balai Pustaka is the state-owned publisher of Indonesia and publisher of major pieces of Indonesian literature such as Salah Asuhan, Sitti Nurbaya and Layar Terkembang. Its head office is in Jakarta....
   
   , 1923)
2. Cinta yang Membawa Maut (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1926)
3. Salah Pilih (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1928)
4. Abu Nawas (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1929)
5. Karena Mentua (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1932)
6. Tuba Dibalas dengan Susu (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1933)
7. Dewi Rimba (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1935)
8. Hulubalang Raja (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1934)
9. Katak Hendak Jadi Lembu (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1935)
10. Neraka Dunia (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1937)
11. Cinta dan Kewajiban (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1941)
12. Jangir Bali (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1942)
13. Cinta Tanah Air (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1944)
14. Cobaan (Turun ke Desa) (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1946)
15. Mutiara (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1946)
16. Pengalaman Masa Kecil (Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, 1949)
17. Ujian Masa (Jakarta: JB Wolters, 1952, reprinted)
18. Megah Cerah (Jakarta: JB Wolters, 1952)
19. Peribahasa (co-writer with K. Sutan Pamuncak and Aman Datuk Majoindo. Jakarta: JB Wolters, 1946)
20. Sesalam Kawin

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