Tan Boen Soan
| Tan Boen Soan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 June 1905 Sukabumi, West Java |
| Died | 12 August 1952 (aged 47) |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Years active | 1920s–1952 |
Tan Boen Soan (Chinese: 陈文宣; pinyin: Chén Wénxuān; 25 June 1905 – 1952) was an ethnic Chinese Malay-language writer and journalist from Sukabumi, Java. He was the author of works such as Koetoekannja Boenga Srigading (1933), Bergerak (1935), Digdaja (1935) and Tjoban (1936). He later wrote for the Sunday Courier of Jakarta.
Tan was born in Sukabumi, West Java, on 25 June 1905. He began his education in a Hollandsche Chineesche School, a school for ethnic Chinese children run by the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies, there. Aside from his studies, he also active in the student organisation Chung Hsioh. He later attended the Koningin Wilhelminaschool in Batavia (now Jakarta). Afterwards he spent some time working for the rail line Staats Spoorwagen in the city, before returning to Sukabumi and writing articles for the Chinese-owned dailies Sin Po and Perniagaan.
In 1920 Tan became a member of the editorial board for the Bandung-based Sin Bin; he stayed with the newspaper until it closed, migrating to Keng Po. In 1928 he produced an adaptation of Tjoe Hong Bok's novel Setangan Berloemoer Darah, a story in which a son attempts to avenge his father's murder. This silent film in black-and-white was the second adaptation of a novel in the Indies.
Through the 1930s, Tan headed a variety of publications, including Warna Warta (1931–32), the Sukabumi-based biweekly Asia, and the Semarang-based Soeara Semarang. During this decade he published several novels in the literary magazines Tjerita Roman and Penghidoepan, including works such as Koetoekannja Boenga Srigading (1933), Bergerak (1935), Digdaja (1935), Kembang Latar (1937), and Tjoban (1936).
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