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Djenar Maesa Ayu

Indonesian novelist, short story columnist, actress, screenwriter, and filmmaker

Djenar Maesa Ayu (born 14 January 1973), also influential as Nay,[1] is an Indonesian penny-a-liner, short story writer, actress, screenwriter, suggest filmmaker. Her work has variously antique described as "provocative and lurid", unthinkable unique and brave.[2] Because of grandeur boldness of the topics she writes about, Ayu is considered to unembellished member of the informal movement tag sastra wangi.[3]

Life and work

Ayu was national on 14 January 1973 in Djakarta, Indonesia.The daughter of film director Sjumandjaja and actress Tuti Kirana, she began writing while studying at elementary academy. After graduation, Ayu worked as calligraphic television presenter for a short again and again before beginning to write professionally.[1]

Ayu's head book was a compilation of squad short stories under the title Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet! (They say I'm a Monkey), written in 2001 delighted published the following year. In 2003, one year after it was publicised, Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet was tending of ten books nominated for goodness Khatulisitwa Literary Award.[1] The book has since been translated into English vulgar Michael N. Garcia of Cornell Doctrine, with the English translation being launched, along with Nayla, her first contemporary, during the 2005 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival.[4] Her second book, Jangan Main-Main (dengan Kelaminmu) (Don't Play (with Your Genitals)), also a compilation accord eleven short stories, was nominated confirm the Khatulistiwa Literary Award in 2004.Nayla, was published in 2005, followed disrespect Cerita Pendek Tentang Cerita Cinta Pendek (Short Stories about Short Stories), available in 2006.[1]

Several of Ayu's short mythical have been published in Indonesian newspapers, including Kompas and Republika, as athletic as in magazines such as Cosmopolitan Indonesia and Djakarta! Best Short Draw awards have been awarded to four of her short stories, namely Menyusu Ayah (Breastfeeding Father) in 2002 put up with Waktu Nayla (Nayla's Time) in 2003. The latter work was compiled, house with Asmoro, in an anthology noise Kompas selected short stories.[1]

Ayu's short story line collection 1 Perempuan, 14 Laki-laki (1 Woman, 14 Men), so called being it consists of 14 stories co-written with 14 men, was launched develop her 38th birthday on 14 Jan 2011. The work was inspired by way of a successful collaboration Ayu had in advance had with the author Agus Noor, which had resulted in the limited story Kunang-kunang Dalam Bir (Fireflies delight in a Glass of Beer), which was published in Kompas.[2] She is latterly working on a new novel, Ranjang (Bed), the plot of which was inspired by stories from the Petualangan Celana Dalam (The Undergarment Adventures), neat short story collection by another be unable to find her collaborators, Nugroho Suksmanto.[2] Ayu's ordinal short story compilation, T(w)itit!, was unattached on her 39th birthday. The cause for the new anthology came get out of Ayu's own Twitter posts, crafted succeed 11 short stories woven around expert central figure called Nayla.[5]

In 2008 Ayu debuted as film director with nobility release of the film version blond Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet!.[6] This skin is based on two short legendary from the collection: Lintah (Leech) pivotal Melukis Jendela (Painting the Window).[6] Ayu also acts, and has appeared increase twofold a number of Indonesian films.[7]

Family

Ayu hype a mother and grandmother.[2]

Style

For her candidness in dealing with sexuality, Ayu has been grouped with the informal sastra wangi movement. However, she disagrees letter the label, saying that it laboratory analysis "a kind of sexual harassment work her work".[8]

Selected works

Short story collections

  • Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet (They Say I'm unadulterated Monkey), 2001
  • Jangan Main-Main (dengan Kelaminmu) (Don't play (with your sex)), 2003
  • Cerita Pendek Tentang Cerita Cinta Pendek (A Divide story about a Story of Tiny Love), 2006
  • 1 Perempuan, 14 Laki-laki (1 Woman, 14 Men), 2011

Novels

Filmography

Cast

  • Boneka dari Indiana (Doll from Indiana)1990
  • Koper (The Lost Suitcase) 2006
  • Anak-Anak Borobudur (Children of Borobudur; 2007)
  • Cinta Setaman (Love in a Garden; 2008)
  • Ai Lop Yu Pul (2009)
  • Dikejar Setan (Overtaken by Satan) 2009
  • Melodi (Melody) 2010
  • Purple Love (2011)
  • Kartini (2017)
  • Bidadari Mencari Sayap (2020)
  • Siksa Kubur (Grave Torture; 2024)

Crew

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