Achdiat Karta Mihardja

Achdiat Karta Mihardja
Mihardja, c.1955
BornAchdiat Karta Mihardja
6 March 1911
Cibatu, Dutch East Indies
Died8 July 2010 (aged 99)
Canberra, Australia
OccupationPoet, writer, editor, lecturer
Literary movementRealist

Achdiat Karta Mihardja (March 6, 1911 – July 8, 2010) was an Indonesian author, novelist and playwright. He is best known for his novel, Atheis, which was published in 1949. Atheis is considered one of Indonesia's most important literary works following World War II.