12 Facts About Armijn Pane

Armijn Pane, known as Adinata, A Soul, Empe, A Mada, A Banner, and Kartono, was an Indonesian author.

Armijn Pane was born in Moeara Sipongi, Tapanuli, Sumatra, the third of eight children.

Armijn Pane began his education at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche Schools, in Padang Sidempuan, and Tanjung Balai and later joined the Europeesche Lagere School in Sibolga and Bukit Tinggi.

Armijn Pane then transferred his efforts to writing and literature at the Algemene Middelbare School in Surakarta, before graduating in 1931 with a degree in Western Classical Literature.

Armijn Pane began his working life as a journalist in Jakarta and Surabaya, and taught language and history at the national school in Kediri and Jakarta.

Armijn Pane was the editor of the magazine Indonesia from 1948 to 1955.

Armijn Pane was honoured for his work in literature by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in 1969.

Armijn Pane died in Jakarta only a few months later, in February 1970.

Armijn Pane's brother, Sanusi Pane, was a well-known writer and journalist.

Armijn Pane applied the technique of interior monologue and used elliptical dots and dashes following incomplete sentences to indicate the doubts and uncertainties assailing a modern educated Indonesian man.

Armijn Pane wrote several plays and was one of the main authors who continued to do so during the Japanese occupation.

Armijn Pane has been credited with helping to lay the groundwork for the so-called "Generation of '45", but he was not part of that generation and in the post-revolutionary period made important contributions to Indonesian literature in other ways.