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Remy Sylado

レミ・シラド

Remy Sylado

Aliases: Yapi Panda Abdiel Tambayong
Pen Names: Dova Zilapen name, Alif Danya Munsyipen name, Juliana C. Pandapen name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1945-07-12 (Makassar)
Died
2022-12-12 (Jakarta) age 77
Nationality
Indonesian
Languages
Indonesian
Religion
Christian
Residence History
Makassar (birth) → Semarang → Bandung → Jakarta

Career

Occupations
actor, musician, author, journalist
Active Years
1970-2022
Influenced
Harry Roesli
Nominations
Three nominations for Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor

Education

Bandung Academy of Cinematography
Cinematography
Country: Indonesia
Taught there

Awards

Khatulistiwa Literary Award
2002
Work: Kerudung Merah Kirmizi
Organization: Khatulistiwa Literary Award organizers
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Gali Lobang Gila Lobang

1977 novel

His first novel

humor

Ca Bau Kan

1999 novel

Deals with the trials of Chinese Indonesians in pre-independence Indonesia

Chinese Indonesianscolonial era
Adaptations
  • [film] Ca-bau-kan / Nia Dinata (2001)

Kerudung Merah Kirmizi

2002 novel

Award-winning novel

Paris van Java

2003 novel

Based on detailed research in the Netherlands

Style & Themes

Literary Style
mbeling (critical yet humorous, cheeky)
Recurring Motifs
social issuesChinese Indonesians

Health

  • prolonged hospitalization
    2022年
    led to death

Legacy

A walking encyclopedia of arts and humanities

Trivia

  • Pen name 'Remy Sylado' from solfège notes of Beatles' 'And I Love Her' (Re Mi Si La Do = 23761), also his first kiss date 23 July 1961.
  • Known for wearing exclusively white.
  • Used typewriters instead of computers, wrote drafts by hand, completed works quickly in under three months.