摘要:AbstractThis article attempts to explain the form of human development that can be implemented through the medium of writing. In this context, this article tries to identify the human development elements present in Hamka's novel entitled “Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck”. To identify the elements of human development in the novel, this article will use ten domains of human development elements described by al-Banna. This article concludes that the novel “Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck” suitable for reading materials in the process of human development on the reader.