S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
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Edition 28 (2006) Winner
Sitor Situmorang
シトル・シトゥモラン
Sitor Situmorang
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-10-02 （Harianboho, North Sumatra）
- Died
- 2014-12-21 （Apeldoorn, Netherlands） age 90
- Nationality
- Indonesia, Netherlands
- Languages
- Indonesian
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- North Sumatra → Jakarta → Medan → Yogyakarta → Amsterdam → Paris → Apeldoorn
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, journalist, university lector
- Active Years
- 1945-2014
- Affiliations
- Lembaga Kebudayaan Nasional (LKN)
- Influenced By
- Chairil Anwar, Multatuli, French Symbolism, French Existentialism
- Influenced
- Angkatan '45
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMS Jakarta | — | — | — | — | Indonesia |
| University of California | — | Cinematography | — | 1956-1957 | United States |
AMS Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
University of California
Cinematography
Period:
1956-1957
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Jakarta Arts Council Award | Pertempuran dan Salju di Paris | — | Jakarta Arts Council | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Hadiah Sastra Nasional (BMKN) | Peta Perjalanan | — | Badan Musawarat Kebudayaan Nasional | 受賞 |
Jakarta Arts Council Award
1956
Work:
Pertempuran dan Salju di Paris
Organization:
Jakarta Arts Council
Result:
受賞
Hadiah Sastra Nasional (BMKN)
1976
Work:
Peta Perjalanan
Organization:
Badan Musawarat Kebudayaan Nasional
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Surat Kertas Hijau
1954 PoetryA collection of poems expressing emotional and intellectual crisis of love and national identity
lovenational identityBatak culture
Translations
- English
Bibliography
- Surat Kertas Hijau (1953)
- Dalam Sajak (1954)
- Wajah Tak Bernama (1955)
- Zaman Baru (1962)
- Dinding Waktu (1977)
- Peta Perjalanan (1977)
- Angin Danau (1982)
- Bunga di Atas Batu (1989)
- Rindu Kelana (1993)
- Paris La Nuit (2000)
- Lembah Kekal (2004)
Translations by Author
- Betlehem (1954, translation of M. Nijhoff)
Translations of Works
- Paris La Nuit (French, English, Russian)
- Rindu Kelana (English)
- Oceans of Longing (English)
- Red Gerberas (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Influenced by French existentialismPoetic forms similar to French symbolismDeeply rooted in Batak culture
- Recurring Motifs
- Batak peoplenational identitylovewandering
Legacy
Indonesia's preeminent poet from Angkatan '45 after Chairil Anwar's death.
In Popular Culture
- Poems set to art songs by Ananda Sukarlan
Trivia
- Of Batak descent
- Political prisoner 1967-1976 without trial
- Interacted with Richard Wright