S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1987) Winner
Umar Kayam
ウマル・カヤム
Umar Kayam
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-04-30 （Ngawi City, Ngawi Regency, Dutch East Indies）
- Died
- 2002-03-16 （Jakarta, Indonesia） age 69
- Nationality
- Indonesian
- Languages
- Indonesian
- Residence History
- Surakarta → Yogyakarta → Jakarta → Makassar → Honolulu
Career
- Occupations
- Actor, Novelist, Sociologist, Humanist
- Active Years
- 1955-2002
- Affiliations
- Jakarta Arts Council, Dewan Kesenian Jakarta, National Film Council, Jakarta Arts Institute, Jakarta Academy
- Memberships
- People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS), Emeritus Professor at Gadjah Mada University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollandsch-Inlandsche School | — | General | — | 幼少期 | Indonesia |
| MULO | — | General | — | — | Indonesia |
| High school in Yogyakarta | — | Language | — | ～1951 | Indonesia |
| Gadjah Mada University | Faculty of Education | — | 学士 | — | Indonesia |
| New York University | — | — | M.A. | — | United States |
| Cornell University | — | — | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Hollandsch-Inlandsche School
General
Period:
幼少期
Country:
Indonesia
in Surakarta
MULO
General
Country:
Indonesia
High school in Yogyakarta
Language
Period:
～1951
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
Indonesia
Gadjah Mada University
Faculty of Education
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
Indonesia
New York University
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
United States
Cornell University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | S.E.A. Write Award | — | — | S.E.A. Write Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Yayasan Buku Utama Award | Para Priyayi | — | Department of Education and Culture | 受賞 |
S.E.A. Write Award
1987
Organization:
S.E.A. Write Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Yayasan Buku Utama Award
1995
Work:
Para Priyayi
Organization:
Department of Education and Culture
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Para Priyayi
1992 NovelA novel depicting Javanese gentry
Social classTradition and modernity
Translations
- English: Javanese Gentry
Bibliography
- Sri Sumarah dan Bawuk (1975)
- Seni, Tradisi, Masyarakat (1981)
- Semangat Indonesia (1985)
- Para Priyayi (1992)
- Parta krama (1997)
- Seribu Kunang-kunang di Manhattan (1999)
- Jalan Menikung (1999)
Translations of Works
- Sri Sumarah and other stories (1980, trans. Harry Aveling)
- Para Priyayi (2012, trans. Vladislav Zhukov)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sociological perspectiveInnovative narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Conflict between tradition and modernityGrassroots perspective
Health
-
Intestinal bleeding2002年Cause of death
Legacy
Known as an Indonesian sociologist and writer, authored many short stories, novels, essays, and children's stories. Introduced grounded theory to Indonesian social research and contributed to the film industry and arts.