David Van Reybrouck’s Beginning Story Writing the Revolution Book, Another Side of Indonesian History

Belgian historian David Van Reybrouck launched the book Revolution: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World at Gramedia Jalma, Blok M, yesterday. The book, which presents another side of Indonesian history based on research and journalistic approach, resulted in a 730-page-long text. Originally published in Dutch, his book was later translated into English. In 2010, David Van Reybrouck released Congo: The Epic History of a People, which won 20 awards and was translated into many languages.