World Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Goenawan Mohamad

グナワン・モハマド

Goenawan Mohamad

Aliases: Gunawan Mohamad / Goenawan Susatyo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1941-07-29 (Batang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia))
Nationality
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian
Residence History
Batang, Central Java

Career

Occupations
Poet, Essayist, Playwright, Editor, Director
Active Years
1960-2024
Affiliations
Tempo, Lontar Foundation, Komunitas Salihara, ARTICLE 19, Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict

Education

College of Europe
Period: 1966-1967
Year of Graduation: 1967
Country: Belgium
Alumnus

Awards

CPJ International Press Freedom Award
1998
Organization: Committee to Protect Journalists
Result: 受賞
International Editor of the Year Award
1999
Organization: World Press Review
Result: 受賞
Dan David Prize
2006
Organization: Dan David Prize
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Portrait of A Young Poet as Malin Kundang

1972 Essay

Portrait of a young poet

Poetry

Sex, Literature, Us

1980 Essay

Sex, Literature, Us

LiteratureSociety

Sidelines

1982 Column collection

Weekly column in Tempo magazine

Current affairsCritique

Bibliography

  • Sidelines writings from Tempo
  • Potret Seorang Penyair Muda Sebagai Si Malin Kundang
  • Seks, Sastra, Kita
  • Literature and Power
  • Once the Revolution No Longer Exists

Style & Themes

Literary Style
CriticalOpen-ended
Recurring Motifs
PowerLiteratureSocial critique

Legacy

Indonesian poet, essayist, and journalist. Founder and editor of Tempo magazine, known for government criticism, which led to closures under Suharto. Recipient of international press freedom awards.

Trivia

  • Tempo magazine was forcibly closed twice by Suharto's New Order administration.
  • Several works were republished for his 70th birthday.