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Afrizal Malna

アフリザル・マルナ

Afrizal Malna

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1957-06-07 (Jakarta)
Nationality
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian
Residence History
Jakarta, Indonesia

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, playwright, activist
Active Years
1981-2024
Affiliations
Horizon, Kompas Daily, Republika

Education

Driyakara College of Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy / Philosophy
Country: Indonesia

Awards

Best Literary Work
2009
Work: My Friends from the Roof of Language
Category: 詩集
Organization: Tempo magazine
Result: 受賞
Essay Literary magazine Horison
1997
Organization: Horison
Result: 受賞
Center for Development and the Ministry of Education and Language Development Cultural Affairs
1996
Work: The Silence In Microphone, Architecture Rain
Organization: Center for Development and Ministry of Education
Result: 受賞
Republika Award
1994
Work: Essay in Senimania Republika
Organization: Republika
Result: 受賞
Literature Book Prize
1984
Organization: Jakarta Arts Council
Result: 受賞
Bronze Reel
1981
Work: script monologue
Organization: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Result: 受賞
Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa Awards
2013
Work: Best Poetry Anthology
Result: 受賞
Best Performing Art Critic
2014
Organization: Ministry of Culture and Education of the Indonesian Republic
Result: 受賞
DAAD Berliner Kuenstlerprogramm des DAAD stipendium
2014
Category: Artist in Residence
Organization: DAAD
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

My Friends from the Roof of Language

2008 Poetry

Poetry collection expressing material aspects in urban existence.

urban existencedaily life imageschaos

A Novel Reluctant to Tell of Humans

2003 Novel

A novel reluctant to tell of humans.

humanitynarrative

A Hole from Half the Sky

2004 Prose

A hole from half the sky.

Bibliography

  • Abad yang berlari (1984)
  • Mitos mitos kecemasan (1985)
  • Menengok tradisi (1986)
  • Sketsa sastra Indonesia I (1986)
  • Forum Teater Naskah Jerman (1989)
  • The Silence In Microphone (1990)
  • Saya menyetrika pakaian (1993)
  • Architecture Rain (1995)
  • Biography of reading (1995)
  • Tiang hitam belukar malam (1996)
  • Kalung dari Teman (1999)
  • Sesuatu Indonesia (2000)
  • Dalam rahim ibuku tak ada anjing (2002)
  • Ayam berwarna hijau jatuh dari mulutku (2003)
  • A Novel Reluctant to Tell of Humans (2003)
  • A Hole from Half the Sky (2004)
  • My Friends from the Roof of Language (2008)
  • Space under the ears (2009)
  • Journey Theatre Anthology Second Body and the Word (2010)

Adaptations

  • Performing Arts like Hormat dan Sampah (1995)

Translations by Author

  • Korek api membakar almari es (1996)

Translations of Works

  • Anxiety Myth (2013)
  • Druckmaschine Drittmensch (2015)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Juxtaposes images from daily life to evoke noise and chaos of urban existenceVisual grammar of things
Recurring Motifs
Material aspects in urban existence

Legacy

Prominent Indonesian poet expressing urban life through poetry, prose, and theater.

Trivia

  • Participated in International Poets Festival in Rotterdam 1995
  • Featured on Poetry International Web