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Sapardi Djoko Damono

サパルディ・ジョコ・ダモノ

Sapardi Djoko Damono

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1940-03-20 （Surakarta）
Died
2020-07-19 （South Tangerang） age 80
Nationality
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian
Residence History
Surakarta → Yogyakarta → Jakarta → South Tangerang

Career

Occupations
poet, professor, translator, author
Active Years
1969-2020
Affiliations
University of Indonesia, Lontar Foundation, Diponegoro University
Influenced By
Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Karl May, William Saroyan

Education

Gadjah Mada University
Literature Department, English Division
Period: 1960年代
Country: Indonesia
Studied English literature as undergraduate
Gadjah Mada University
Indonesian Literature
Period: 1970年代
Country: Indonesia
Graduate studies in Indonesian literature
University of Indonesia
Literature Department
Degree: 博士号
Year of Graduation: 1989
Country: Indonesia
Doctorate obtained

Awards

Putera Poetry Award
1983
Result: winner
Jakarta Arts Council Literary Award
1984
Organization: Jakarta Arts Council
Result: winner
SEA Write Award
1986
Category: poetry
Organization: ASEAN
Result: winner
Achmad Bakrie Award for Literature
2003
Result: winner
Akademi Jakarta Award
2012
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hujan Bulan Juni

1994 poetry collection

A selection of 95 poems from 1964 to 1992, described as a 'greatest hits' of Sapardi's works.

rainhuman conditionquestions of existence
Adaptations
  • [music] Hujan Bulan Juni / Ananda Sukarlan
Translations
  • English

DukaMu Abadi

1969 poetry

Focuses on the pain of the individual questioning existence.

sorrowexistence

Perahu Kertas

1983 poetry

Poetry collection.

everyday lifenature

Berjalan ke Barat di Waktu Pagi Hari

poetry

One of his best-known works.

Bibliography

  • Duka-Mu Abadi
  • Akuarium
  • Mata Pisau
  • Perahu Kertas
  • Sihir Hujan
  • Kesusastraan Indonesia Modern: Beberapa Catatan
  • Arloji
  • H.B. Jassin 70 Tahun
  • Suddenly the Night
  • Hujan Bulan Juni: Pilihan Sajak
  • PolitikIdeologi dan Sastra Hibrida
  • Ayat-Ayat Api
  • Arloji
  • Mata Jendela
  • Ada Berita Apa Hari Ini, Den Sastro?
  • Before Dawn
  • Namaku Sita
  • Dan Sutradara Itu Menghapus Dialog Kita
  • Pengarang Telah Mati
  • Membunuh Orang Gila
  • Trilogi Soekram
  • Hujan Bulan Juni
  • Sosiologi Sastra: Sebuah pengantar ringkas
  • Novel Sastra Indonesia Sebelum Parang
  • Sastra Indonesia Modern: Beberapa Catatan
  • Bilang Begini, Maksudnya Begitu
  • Politik, Ideologi dan Sastra Hibrida
  • Sihir Rendra: Permainan Makna
  • Priayi Abangan
  • Puisi Indonesia Sebelum Kemerdekaan
  • Jejak Realisme dalam Sastra Indonesia

Adaptations

  • Poems inspired compositions by Ananda Sukarlan
  • Soundtrack for film Cinta dalam Sepotong Roti

Translations by Author

  • The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway)
  • Works by T.S. Eliot
  • Works by Khalil Gibran
  • Works by Rumi

Translations of Works

  • Suddenly the Night (English)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
pioneer of lyrical poetryfocus on human conditionlyrical and introspective
Recurring Motifs
rainquestions of existencenatureeveryday life

Health

  • long illness
    晩年
    Passed away on July 19, 2020

Legacy

Widely regarded as the pioneer of lyrical poetry in Indonesia, received numerous awards, and his poems inspired music and film; also influential as a professor.

In Popular Culture

  • Poems inspired musical compositions by pianist Ananda Sukarlan
  • Poems used in albums like Hujan Bulan Juni
  • Used in film soundtracks

Trivia

  • Avid reader from young age, frequent library visitor.
  • Started a lending library with sibling.
  • Unofficially titled 'Professor of Indonesian Poets'.