Balai Pustaka
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| Government-owned corporation | |
| Industry | Publishing, Security Printing, Multimedia |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Website | www.balaipustaka.co.id |
Balai Pustaka ([ˈbalai pusˈtaka]; also spelled Balai Poestaka, both meaning "Bureau of Literature") 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.
Founded in 1917 as the Kantoor voor de Volkslectuur, Balai Pustaka was used by the Dutch colonial government as a means to control native Indonesians' access to information. After changing hands twice during the Indonesian war of independence, Balai Pustaka formally fell under the ownership of the Indonesian government. As of 2011, it is facing liquidation.
On 14 September 1908 the Dutch colonial government established the Commission for People's Education and Reading (Dutch: Commissie voor de Inlandsche School en Volkslectuur), later shortened to the Commission for People's Reading (Dutch: Commissie voor de Volkslectuur). Along with the foundation of Boedi Oetomo, it served to bring formal education to native Indonesians.
At the time, numerous free presses existed, publishing work in either bazaar or Chinese Malay. These works were outside of the control of colonial government and considered harmful to public morals. To provide "reading suitable for native Indonesians," the Commission was formalised as the Office for People's Reading (Dutch: Kantoor voor de Volklectuur) in 1917. In 1918 it was renamed Balai Pustaka.
At first Balai Pustaka released Malay translations of popular novels from the West, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Last of the Mohicans, and Sans Famille. It also published original, Malay-language short stories such as Penghibur Hati. With the publication of Azab dan Sengsara in 1920, Balai Pustaka began publishing original novels.
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