After the publication of Sepanjang Jalan Usman wrote two histories of Indonesian literature, Kesusastraan Lama Indonesia (Old Indonesian Literature; 1954) and Kesusastraan Baru Indonesia (New Indonesian Literature; 1957).[1] These two histories were written in brief and arranged chronologically.[4] Between his two histories Usman published a hikayat, or traditional Malay prose, entitled Hikayat Iskandar Zulkarnain (Hikayat of Iskandar Zulkarnain; 1956).[1] Working with HB Jassin, Usman translated some of Poerbatjaraka's works of Javanese literature as Tjerita Pandji (Stories of the Banners) in 1958.[5] In 1960 he published an academic work regarding the Indonesian language and literature, entitled Kedudukan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia (The Position of the Indonesian Language and Literature).[2]