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Nurhayati Srihardini Siti Nukatin

ぬるはやてぃ・すりはるでぃに・してぃ・ぬかてぃん

Nurhayati Srihardini Siti Nukatin

Aliases: NH Dini
Pen Names: Nh. DiniPen name

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1936-02-29 (Semarang)
Died
2018-12-04 (Semarang) age 82
Nationality
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian, Javanese
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Semarang → Japan (Kobe) → Phnom Penh → France → Manila → Detroit → Indonesia (Sleman, near Yogyakarta) → Semarang

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Feminist, Flight attendant, Radio announcer
Active Years
1956-2018
Affiliations
Garuda Indonesian Airways, RRI (Radio Republik Indonesia)
Influenced By
Mother (Kusaminah)

Awards

S.E.A. Write Award
2003
Organization: Southeast Asian Writers Award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Peaceful Heart

1961 Novel

The Peaceful Heart

Peace

Once Upon A Ship

1973 Novel

Once Upon A Ship

Journey

My Name is Hiroko

1977 Novel

My Name is Hiroko

Identity

La Barka

1975 Novel

Departures

1977 Novel

Departures

Departure

The Transmigrants

1985 Novel

The Transmigrants

Migration

The Meeting of Two Hearts

1986 Novel

The Meeting of Two Hearts

Love

Bibliography

  • The Peaceful Heart (1961)
  • Once Upon A Ship (1973)
  • La Barka (1975)
  • My Name is Hiroko (1977)
  • Departures (1977)
  • The Transmigrants (1985)
  • The Meeting of Two Hearts (1986)

Translations of Works

  • The Factory (translated by David T. Hill)
  • A Journey (short story)
  • The Chicken (short story)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Feminist literatureInfluenced by Javanese culture
Recurring Motifs
Women's identityJourney and migration

Health

  • Vertigo
    晩年
    Suspended work on a novel and memoirs

Legacy

Known as an Indonesian feminist novelist, recipient of S.E.A. Write Award. Mother of film director Pierre Coffin. Celebrated with Google Doodle on 84th birthday.

In Popular Culture

  • Son Pierre Coffin directed Despicable Me franchise
  • Google Doodle for 84th birthday on February 29, 2020

Trivia

  • Born on leap day February 29
  • Mother was a batik artist
  • Former Garuda Indonesia flight attendant
  • Married French consul, lived abroad
  • Died in car crash in 2018