# Mahmat Banjer — An Outcast of the Islands character guide

> Mahmat Banjer in An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Banjer, Mahmat

**First appearance:** 0003-an-outcast-of-the-islands

## Who they are

A Malay boatman and minor trader in Sambir.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_outcast_of_the_islands_se/chapters/part-v-ii)

Mahmat refuses Almayer's offer to go upriver, hinting at a planned departure, and secretly vows to burn Almayer's property if evicted.

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