Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Today I read that Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer has died. Pramoedya is best known for the Buru Quartet series which trace the rise of Indonesian nationalism in the first decades of the twentieth century, through a series of fictional characters. I began reading the series partly out of interest in learning more about Indonesia at a time where my knowledge was largely based around Indonesia's occupation of East Timor. The books are lively, intelligent and now on my list for a re-reading.
Pramoedya was nominated several times for the Nobel prize for literature. Almost all his work was banned in Indonesia, and he wrote eight of his novels, including the Buru quartet during his 10-year stay at the infamous Buru island labour camp where he was sent after four years of detention at various other jails.