Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Allah jang Palsoe ([aˈlah ˈjaŋ palˈsu]; Perfected Spelling: Allah yang Palsu; Indonesian for The False God) is a 1919 stage drama in six acts by ethnic-Chinese writer Kwee Tek Hoay. The Malay-language play follows two brothers, one a devout son who holds firmly to his morals and personal honour, the other who worships money and prioritises personal gain. Over more than a decade, the two ultimately learn that money (the titular false god) is not the path to happiness. Other readings of the play have shown a Chinese nationalist identity and depiction of negative traits in women.Kwee's first stage play, Allah jang Palsoe was written as a realist response to the whimsical bangsawan and stamboel theatres. Its inaugural performance was a commercial success, though the published stageplay was a loss. By 1930 the play, though deemed a difficult one, was performed by various ethnic Chinese troupes to popular acclaim; it also inspired two of Kwee's later works: the stage play Korbannja Kong-Ek (1926) and the novel Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang (1927). In 2006 the script was republished with updated spelling by the Lontar Foundation.. }
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- Allah_jang_Palsoe abstract "Allah jang Palsoe ([aˈlah ˈjaŋ palˈsu]; Perfected Spelling: Allah yang Palsu; Indonesian for The False God) is a 1919 stage drama in six acts by ethnic-Chinese writer Kwee Tek Hoay. The Malay-language play follows two brothers, one a devout son who holds firmly to his morals and personal honour, the other who worships money and prioritises personal gain. Over more than a decade, the two ultimately learn that money (the titular false god) is not the path to happiness. Other readings of the play have shown a Chinese nationalist identity and depiction of negative traits in women.Kwee's first stage play, Allah jang Palsoe was written as a realist response to the whimsical bangsawan and stamboel theatres. Its inaugural performance was a commercial success, though the published stageplay was a loss. By 1930 the play, though deemed a difficult one, was performed by various ethnic Chinese troupes to popular acclaim; it also inspired two of Kwee's later works: the stage play Korbannja Kong-Ek (1926) and the novel Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang (1927). In 2006 the script was republished with updated spelling by the Lontar Foundation.".