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Floribertus Rahardi

フロリベルトゥス・ラハルディ

Floribertus Rahardi

Aliases: F. Rahardi / F.Rahardi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1950-06-10 (Ambarawa, Central Java, Indonesia)
Nationality
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Ambarawa, Central Java, Indonesia → Kendal Regency, Central Java, Indonesia → Jakarta, Indonesia → Cimanggis, Depok, West Java, Indonesia

Career

Occupations
poet, journalist, writer, teacher, editor
Active Years
1969-
Affiliations
Majalah Trubus
Memberships
Indonesian Orchids Society (PAI), The Agribusiness Working Forum (FKA), The Indonesian Catholic Graduates and Intellectuals Affairs (ISKA), Indonesian Experiential Learning Association (AELI)

Education

Senior High School
Period: 11年生まで
Country: Indonesia
Dropped out in grade 11, passed special examination to become a teacher in 1969

Awards

Hadiah Sastra
1995
Work: Tuyul
Category: 詩集
Result: 受賞
SEA Write Award
2009
Work: Negeri Badak (The Rhinoceros Country)
Category: 抒情散文
Organization: Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Foundation
Result: 受賞
Khatulistiwa Literary Award
2009
Work: Lembata
Category: 最優秀散文
Result: 最優秀賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Soempah WTS (The Prostitutes Pledge)

1983 poetry anthology

Poetry anthology featuring the pledge of prostitutes.

prostitutionsocial critique

Catatan Harian Sang Koruptor (The Diary of a Corruptor)

1985 poetry anthology

Poetry anthology based on a corruptor's diary.

corruptionsatire

Negeri Badak (The Rhinoceros Country)

2007 lyrical prose

Lyrical prose set in the land of rhinoceroses. Winner of SEA Write Award.

naturesociety

Lembata

2008 novel

Novel set on Lembata island. Won best prose at Khatulistiwa Literary Award.

island lifeculture

Bibliography

  • Soempah WTS (1983)
  • Catatan Harian Sang Koruptor (1985)
  • Silsilah Garong (1990)
  • Tuyul (1990)
  • Pidato Akhir Tahun Seorang Germo (1997)
  • Kentrung Itelile (1993)
  • Migrasi Para Kampret (1993)
  • Negeri Badak (2007)
  • Lembata (2008)
  • Ritual Gunung Kemukus (2008)
  • Para Calon Presiden (2009)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
satiricalsocially critical
Recurring Motifs
corruptionprostitutionsocial injustice

Legacy

Indonesian poet and writer renowned for satirical works on social issues, recipient of the SEA Write Award and Khatulistiwa Literary Award. Also authored journalism and agribusiness books.

Trivia

  • In 1984, banned by Jakarta Arts Council for bringing prostitutes to a reading of Soempah WTS.
  • In 1986, police banned reading from Catatan Harian Sang Koruptor.
  • In 1997, launched Pidato Akhir Tahun Seorang Germo at the home of a pimp named Soeharto in Surakarta's Silir red-light district.