Max Havelaar or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch trading company by Multatuli

Max Havelaar (1860) by Multatuli (Eduard Douwes Dekker) is a seminal Dutch novel, acting as a powerful indictment of Dutch colonial exploitation in the East Indies (modern Indonesia). It exposes how the Dutch Trading Company, supported by corrupt officials, thrived on the poverty and exploitation of Javanese natives. The novel utilizes a complex structure, blending the story of a disillusioned administrator, Max Havelaar, with the narrative of a wealthy, callous Amsterdam coffee broker.