Marga T
Marga T Marga T joa is an Indonesian popular romance and children's literature writer better known by the pen name Marga T . One of Indonesia's most prolific writers, she 1st became well-known in 1971 for her serial Karmila that was published as a book in 1973 and later made into a film. As of 2006, she has published 38 novels. Marga T joa was born Tjoa Liang Tjoe to a Catholic Chinese Indonesian (peranakan) family in Jakarta in 1943. She started writing young and by age 21, had published her 1st short story, "Room 27" (Indonesian: Kamar 27). It was followed by her 1st book in 1969, a children's story titled My Home is My Castle (Indonesian: Rumahku adalah Istanaku). During this time she was also educated as a physician at Trisakti University. Tjoa became famous after 1st novel, Karmila, was published in 1971. In 1972 she followed Karmila's success with The Storm Will Surely Pass, which was serialized in Kompas between 5 June and 2 September 1972, with a nov...