Pramoedya passed away, April 30, 2006, at 8:55am Jakarta time. Turut berduka cita atas kehilangan seorang penulis besar Indonesia. Pram's obituary in English over at Paras Indonesia can be read here: "Ailing Literary Giant Pramoedya Leaves Hospital". And here to go to Pram's entry on Wikipedia.
terima kasih untuk Pram,
untuk segala yang telah dikisahkan.
vita brevis, ars longa
Trima kasih ubtuk Kakek Pram, Buku-bukumu membuka pola pikirku. Aku sangat menikmati karya-karya PAT.
nobody is worth your tears if they do something stupid enough to make you cry no matter how much you think you love them live a happy life without them