S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1982) Winner
Usman Awang
ウスマン・アワン
Usman Awang
Aliases:
Wan Osman Wan Awang / Tongkat Warrant
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-07-12 （Kuala Sedili, Johor）
- Died
- 2001-11-29 （Kuala Lumpur） age 72
- Nationality
- Malaysia
- Languages
- Malay
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Johor → Singapore → Kuala Lumpur
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, playwright, short story writer
- Active Years
- 1951-2001
- Affiliations
- Angkatan Sasterawan 50 (ASAS 50), Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Pena
- Influenced
- A. Samad Said
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| local Malay school | — | Primary | — | 6年生まで | Malaysia |
local Malay school
Primary
Period:
6年生まで
Country:
Malaysia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | S.E.A. Write Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1983 | State Literary Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Malaysian National Laureate | — | — | Government of Malaysia | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Honorary Doctorate from University of Malaya | — | — | University of Malaya | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Dato’ title | — | — | Sultan of Perak | 受賞 |
S.E.A. Write Award
1982
Result:
受賞
State Literary Prize
1983
Result:
受賞
Malaysian National Laureate
1983
Organization:
Government of Malaysia
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate from University of Malaya
1986
Organization:
University of Malaya
Result:
受賞
Dato’ title
1991
Organization:
Sultan of Perak
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Malaysian National Laureate (Sasterawan Negara)
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1983) Winner
Works
Major Works
Tulang-Tulang Berserakan
NovelA novel depicting poverty and struggle
povertypeasantrysocial injustice
Translations
- English and 11 other languages
Translations of Works
- Works translated into 11 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich, euphonious traditional languageleft-wing
- Recurring Motifs
- homelandlovefreedompovertypeasantry
Health
-
heart attack2001年cause of death
Legacy
Known as the Father of Modern Malay Literature, with schools, roads, and a foundation named after him. Legacy as Malaysian National Laureate.
In Popular Culture
- Schools like Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato Usman Awang, roads, stamps issued
Quotes
-
With rich, euphonious, in a way traditional language, he wrote a lot and enthusiastically about his homeland, love, freedom, and the wave of his emotions affects truly magically his readers
Source: B.B. Parnickel assessment (1984)
Trivia
- Malay name, Awang is patronymic
- Pseudonym Tongkat Warrant from police days
- Founded ASAS 50