Muhammad Kasim

Muhammad Kasim (born 1886) was an elementary school teacher and writer in the Dutch East Indies who published several books. His short story collection Teman Doedoek is considered the first short story collection in the Indonesian literary canon.[1]

Mohammad Kasim
M. Kasim, undated
Born1886
Muara Sipongi, Mandailing Natal

Biography

Kasim was born in Muara Sipongi, North Sumatra, in 1886.[2]

Bibliography
  • Pemandangan dalam Dunia Kanak-Kanak (1928, children's story)
  • Muda Teruna (1922, novel)
  • "Bertengkar dan Berbisik" (short story)
  • "Bual di Kedai Kopi" (short story)
  • "Ja Binuang Pergi Berburu" (short story)
  • Niki Bahtera (1920, translation of children's story by C.J. Kieviet)
  • Pangeran Hindi (1931, translation of children's story)
  • Teman Doedoek (1936, short story collection)

References
  1. Rampan, Korrie Layun (2001). Leksikon Susastra Indonesia. Jakarta: Balai Pustaka. p. 309. ISBN 979-666-358-9.
  2. Nugraha, Latief (3 May 2015). "M Kasim, Bapak Cerpen Indonesia". Republika. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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