Afrizal Malna

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Afrizal Malna
Afrizal Malna
Afrizal Malna
BornAfrizal Malna
June 7, 1957
Jakarta
NationalityIndonesian
CitizenshipIndonesia
GenrePoetry
SubjectIndonesian Literature
Notable worksTeman-Temanku dari Atap Bahasa (2008)

Afrizal Malna (born 7 June 1957 in Jakarta, Indonesia), is an Indonesian activist, writer of prose, poetry, and theatrical texts.[1]

Biography

Afrizal Malna before beginning his career into writing, studied at the Driyakara College of Philosophy. His poems are predominantly an expression of material aspects in urban existence. Taking images from daily life, Malna juxtaposes them to bring forth the noise and chaos of our existence today. He is fond of seeking connections among different objects in his poems, which he describes as "visual grammar of things". In 1995, Afrizal Malna participated in the International Poets Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He is also a featured poet on the Poetry International Web. His poetry collection Teman-Temanku dari Atap Bahasa (My Friends from the Roof of Language), published in 2008 was chosen as the best literary work of 2009 by the Indonesian news magazine Tempo. He is associated with a number of magazines, such as Horizon, Kompas Daily, News Buana, Republic, Rule of the People, Java Post, Surabaya Post, and Mind of Representatives.[2]

Besides composing poems, Afrizal Malna has also written short stories and has published two prose books, Novel yang Malas Mengisahkan Manusia (A Novel Reluctant to Tell of Humans) in 2003, and Lubang dari Separuh Langit (A Hole from Half the Sky) in 2004.[3] In his book entitled Journey Theatre Anthology Second Body and the Word, Afrizal Malna talks about theater.[4] In order to discuss theater across Indonesia, Afrizal Malna has traveled to Switzerland and Hamburg.[5]

Awards

  • Best Literary Work 2009 from the Indonesian news magazine Tempo for the poetry collection Teman-Temanku dari Atap Bahasa
  • Essay Literary magazine Horison (1997)
  • The Silence In Microphone, Architecture Rain (1995) received an award from the Center for Development and the Ministry of Education and Language Development Cultural Affairs in 1996
  • Republika Award for essay in Senimania Republika, Republika (1994)
  • Literature Book Prize by Jakarta Arts Council, (1984)
  • Bronze Reel to script monologue from Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep (1981)[6]
  • Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa Awards for Best Poetry Anthology 2013
  • Best Performing Art Critic 2014 from Ministry of Culture and Education of the Indonesian Republic
  • DAAD Berliner Kuenstlerprogramm des DAAD stipendium (Artist in Residence of 2014–2015)[7]

Publications

Translations

  • Traum der Freiheit Indonesien 50 jahre nach der Unabhangigkeit (Hendra Pasuhuk & Edith Koesoemawiria, 1995)
  • Frontiers of World Literature (Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, Tokyo, 1997)
  • Poets, Friends Around the World (Mitoh-Sha, Tokyo, 1997)
  • Menagerie 3 (John H. McGlynn, 1997)
  • Do Lado Dos Ollos Arredor da poesia, entrevistas con 79 Poetas do Mundo (Emiilio Arauxo, Edicions do cumio, 2001)
  • Anxiety Myth (Andy Fuller, Lontar Foundation, 2013)
  • Druckmaschine Drittmensch (Ulrike Draesner, interlinearuebersetzungen von Sophie Mahakam Anggawi, Katrin Bandel, DAAD -Berliner Kuenstlerprogramm des DAAD, 2015)

Performing Arts

  • Hormat dan Sampah (1995)
  • Kesibukan Mengamati Batu-Batu (1996)
  • Telur Matahari (2003)

References

  1. Good Reads
    . Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Meet Afrizal Malna; Talk Video Art, Theatre, Literature and the Arts Politics". jurnalfootage. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Afrizal Malna". Poetry International Web. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. Antara News. Archived from the original
    on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  5. ^ "INSTALASI KATA BERNAMA AFRIZAL MALNA". sastra dio. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Afrizal Malna". 1titik.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Gäste – Malna, Afrizal". Berliner Künstlerprogramm (in German).

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