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Ida Ayu Oka Rusmini

イダ・アユ・オカ・ルスミニ

Ida Ayu Oka Rusmini

Aliases: Oka Rusmini

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Jakarta
Nationality
Indonesian
Languages
Indonesian
Residence History
Jakarta, Indonesia → Bali, Indonesia

Career

Occupations
poet, novelist, journalist
Active Years
1994-2024
Affiliations
Bali Post

Education

Udayana University
Literature
Country: Indonesia

Awards

S.E.A. Write Award
2012
Organization: S.E.A. Write Award
Result: winner
Khatulistiwa Literary Award
2014
Result: winner
Femina Award (short story)
1994
Work: Putu Menolong Tuhan / Putu Helps his God
Category: 短編小説
Organization: Femina magazine
Result: winner
Femina Award (novel)
1994
Work: Sagra
Category: 小説
Organization: Femina magazine
Result: winner
Horizon literary magazine best short story
2000
Work: Pemahat Abad / The Sculptor of the Century
Category: 短編小説
Organization: Horizon magazine
Result: winner
Poetry Journal award
2002
Category:
Organization: Poetry Journal
Result: best poetry
Ministry of Education Work Honorees Writing Literature
2003
Work: Tarian Bumi / Dance of the Earth
Organization: Ministry of Education, Language Centre
Result: honoree

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tarian Bumi / Dance of the Earth

2003 novel

A novel depicting the plight and resistance of women in Balinese patriarchal traditional society.

Balinese patriarchal societywomen's conditiontraditional culture
Translations
  • German: Erdentanz

Bibliography

  • Monologue Tree
  • Utan Kayu: Tafseer in Games
  • Bali: The Morning After
  • Sagra
  • Bali: living in two worlds
  • Kenanga
  • Patiwangi
  • Boxwood
  • Malaikat biru kota Hobart
  • Warna kita / Color We
  • Erdentanz
  • Tarian Bumi / Dance of the Earth
  • Pandora
  • Kundangdya
  • Tempurung
  • The Century Carver

Translations of Works

  • German translation: Erdentanz (Dance of the Earth)
  • English translation in process: Dance of the Earth (Lontar Foundation)
  • English: The Century Carver
  • English: Putu Helps his God

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Writing characteristic of the condition of women in the patriarchal culture in traditional societyPoetic and emotionally rich style
Recurring Motifs
women in the Balinese patriarchal societypatriarchycultural traditions

Legacy

Prominent Indonesian female writer of the Reform Era Generation, sharply portraying women's positions in Bali's traditional patriarchal society, recipient of numerous literary awards, active in international literary forums.

Trivia

  • Born in Jakarta, resides in Bali.
  • Served as fashion editor for the Bali Post.
  • Spouse: Arif Bagus Prasetyo; Children: Pasha Renaisan.
  • Her poem included in Bali Living in Two Worlds, published by Museum der Kulturen Basel.