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Ayu Utami (born in November 21, 1968 in Bogor, Indonesia) is a female Indonesian writer. She has written novels, short-stories, and articles. One of her masterpieces was Saman (1998). Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 900 pixel, file size: 741 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Source own-work Date Author This media has no author information, and may be lacking other information. ...
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is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nickname: Kota Hujan (City of Rain) Location of Bogor in Indonesia Coordinates: Government - Mayor Diani Budiarto Time zone WIB (UTC+7) Area code(s) 0251 Website: www. ...
Background
She grew up in Jakarta, and obtained her Bachelor degree in Literature from University of Indonesia. In 1990, she was selected as finalist in Wajah Femina, a beauty pageant in Indonesia. However she did not pursue modeling career due to her dislike of cosmetics and make-up. This page is about the capital city of Indonesia. ...
Indonesia University (in Indonesian: Universitas Indonesia), abbreviated as UI, has its roots in the oldest tertiary-level education facilities in Indonesia (then the Dutch East Indies). ...
She was a journalist for various Indonesian magazines, including Humor, Matra, Forum Keadilan, and D&R. Shortly after Suharto banned three magazines (Tempo, Editor, and Detik) during the New Order era, Ayu joined Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (Independent Journalist Alliance) in protesting the ban.[citation needed] Currently she works as a writer in cultural journal Kalam and in Teater Utan Kayu. Suharto GCB (born June 8, 1921) is a former Indonesian military and political leader. ...
The New Order (Indonesian: Orde Baru) is the term coined by former Indonesian President Suharto to characterize his regime as he came to power in 1966. ...
Her first novel, Saman, was acclaimed by many reviews and was considered as a new milestone in Indonesian literature.[citation needed] Saman won a literature competition held by Jakarta Arts Council in 1998 and subsequently the Prince Claus Award from Prince Claus Fund, and 55,000 copies were sold. Early 2002, the sequel of Saman, Larung was launched. The Prince Claus Fund has presented the Prince Clause Awards annually since 1997 to honor individuals and organisations reflecting a contemporary approach to the themes of culture and development. ...
Works - Saman, KPG, Jakarta, 1998
- Larung, 2002
- "Si Parasit Lajang" (an Essay Compilation), GagasMedia, Jakarta, 2003
Honors and Awards - Best Novel, Dewan Kesenian Jakarta 1998
- Prince Claus Award 2000
External links - (Indonesian) Apa dan Siapa PDAT
- (Indonesian) Biography in Potret in Intisari Magazine 1998
- (Indonesian) Biography in CBN
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