Budi Darma
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Born | Rembang, Central Java, Java, Indonesia | 25 April 1937
Died | 21 August 2021 Surabaya, East Java, Java, Indonesia | (aged 84)
Occupation | Essayist, Novelist, Literary Critic, Literature Professor |
Nationality | Indonesian |
Budi Darma (25 April 1937 – 21 August 2021) was an Indonesian writer, essayist, and academic.
Early life
[edit]Budi is the fourth of six children, all male.[1] During his childhood and teens, Budi and his family lived in a number of different cities in Java, including Yogyakarta, Bandung and Semarang, due to the nature of his father's position in the postal service.[2] His schooling reflected his family's nomadic existence. Budi attended elementary school in Kudus, junior high in Salatiga, and high school in Semarang, graduating from there in 1957.[2] He then studied at the English Literature Department, Faculty of Letters, University of Gadjah Mada.[2] After graduating in 1963, Budi moved to Iowa for the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.[1] In 1970, he received a scholarship from the East-West Center to study humanities at the University of Hawaii, before graduating with an MA from Indiana University Bloomington in 1976.[3] Four years later, in 1980, he earned his Ph.D. for his dissertation on "Character and Moral Judgment in Jane Austen's Novels", from the same university.[2]
Academia
[edit]Budi's return to Indonesia was followed by a succession of notable appointments: between the years 1984-1987 he was appointed Dean of the English Department of the State University of Surabaya (formerly IKIP Surabaya), became a member of the Arts Council, and Rector of the Surabaya Teachers' Training College.[3] Budi Darma continued lecturing at the English Department of the State University of Surabaya until his retirement, at the age of 70, in 2007.[4]
Literary works
[edit]Budi is often described as one of Indonesia's most influential writers.[5] In 1983 Budi wrote the novel, Olenka. It was his first novel, inspired by a woman he met while studying at Bloomington. The title was taken from a collection of short stories by Anton Chekov.[6] Although set in America, the novel remains steadfastly Indonesian in its use of Javanese wordplay to tell the story of an amorous plight of a young man with Olenka, the female heroine. Budi has explained his reasons for his choice of style as being due to his firm belief that a writer will never lose his or her roots, no matter how distanced from their place of birth.[6] The novel was published by Balai Pustaka and went on to win several awards including the Jakarta Art Institute Literary award and the S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Write award).[6] "Olenka" has been reprinted several times, the most recent reprinting coincided with the Indonesian Book Festival in Senayan, Central Jakarta in 2009.[6]
Although Olenka is his best known work, Budi was also the author of several novels, a number of collections of short stories and essays.[2] Prior to writing Olenka, he published an anthology of eight short stories, called Orang-orang Bloomington (Bloomington People) (published 1980).[2] After Olenka, he wrote the novels Rafilus, published in 1988, and Ny. Talis, published in 1996.[2] As of 2010, Budi Darma had authored over 38 works, many of which are available in translation worldwide.[7]
Death
[edit]Budi died on 21 August 2021, at the age of 84, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.[8][9][10]
Accolades
[edit]- S.E.A. Write Award (Thailand) (1984)
- Indonesian Government Arts Award (1993)
- The Best Story Writer of 1999 (1999)
- Satya Lencana Kebudayaan (2003)
- Achmad Bakrie Award (2005) Freedom Institute
- Mastera Literary Award (Brunei) (2011)
- The Best Story Writer of 2012 (2012) [1]
- Most Dedicated Intellectuals of 2013 (2013) [2]
Notable works
[edit]Book
[edit]- Pengantar Teori Sastra (2005)
- Pengantar Teori Sastra (2019)
Novel
[edit]- Olenka (1983)[6]
- Rafilus (1988)
- Ny.Talis (1995)
Short story
[edit]- Derabat (1977)
- Kecap Nomor Satu di Sekeliling Bayi (1969)
- Ranjang (1970)
- Nancy Krie (1970)
- Tanah Minta Digarap (1970)
- Mangut-Mangut Semacam Ini Biasakah (1970)
- Mbah Jambe (1970)
- Pistol (1970)
- Bulan (1973)
- Kitri (1970)
- Pengantin (1971)
- Sebelum Esok Tiba (1971)
- Gadis (1971)
- Anak (1972)
- Alang Kepalang (1976)
- Gauhati (1984)
- Madelun (1993)
- Mata yang Indah (2001)
- Kisah Pilot Bejo (2007)
- Bluke Kecil (2009)
- Misbahul (2010)
- Pohon Jejawi (2010)[11]
- Laki-laki Pemanggul Goni (2012) [12]
- Tangan-tangan Buntung (2012)[13]
- Dua Sahabat (2013)
- Percakapan (2013)[14]
- Tanda Tanya (2013)[15]
- Angela (2014)[16]
- Hotel Tua (2014)[17]
- Sang Pemahat (2015)[18]
- Dua Penyanyi (2015)[19]
- Presiden Jebule (2016)
- Darojat dan Istrinya (2016)
- Tukang Cukur (2016)
- Bukan Mahasiswa Saya (2017)
- Tarom (2017)
- Suara di Bandara (2018)
- Lorong Gelap (2018)
- Tamu (2019)
Short story anthology
[edit]- Orang-orang Bloomington (1980)
- Kritikus Adinan (2002)
- Fofo & Senggring (2005)
- Orez
- Laki-laki Lain dalam Sepucuk Surat: pilihan cerita (2008)
Essay
[edit]- Sebuah Solilokui mengenai Goenawan Mohamad (1977)
- Pengaruh Zionisme atas Sastra Dunia (1978)
- Sastra Amerika Masa Kini (1979)
- Beberapa Gejala dalam Penulisan Prosa (1983)
- Keindahan: Pandangan Romantik (1983)
- Novel Indonesia adalah Dunia Melodrama (1983)
- Persoalan Proses Kreatif (1983)
- Kemampuan Mengebor Sukma (1984)
- Perihal Kritik Sastra (1984)
- Kritikus Nirdawat: Seorang Kritikus Sastra (1985)
- Pengalaman Pribadi dengan Nugraho Notosusastro (1985)
- Perkembangan Puisi Indonesia (1985)
- Manusia Indonesia Berbicara (1987)
- Kritik Sastra dan Karya Sastra (1987)
- Romantika Sastra, Kita (1988)
- Tanggung Jawab Pengarang (1988)
- Konstalasi Sastra : Homo Comparatikus (1989)
- Melihat Citra Bangsa melalui Novel (1990)
- Sastra Indonesia Mutakhir (1990)
- Stagnasi Kritik Sastra (1990)
- Kisah Sebuah Odise (1991)
- Sastra dan Kebudayaan (1992)
- Novel dan Jati Diri (1993)
- Manusia Konotasi dan Manusia Denotasi (1997)
- Mempersoalkan Cerita Pendek (1999)
- Jebakan Rogue Journals (2019)
- Jebakan Rouque Journals (2019)
- Jebakan Roque Jurnals (2019)
- Dalang Wayang Kulit (2000)
- Pendidikan Seni Pertunjukan (2000)
- Suratman Markasan : Sastra Melayu Singapura (2000)
- Fiksi dan Biografi (2001)
- Ironi si Kembar Siam : Tentang Posmo dan Kajian Budaya (2001)
- Manusia sebagai Makhluk Budaya (2001)
- Sastra dan Kebangsaan (2001)
- Sastra dan Pluralisme (2001)
- Visi Pengembangan Kebudayaan (2001)
- Memperhitungkan Masa Lampau (2004)
- Bahasa yang Indah (2012)
- Mempertanyakan Orhan Pamuk (2012)
- Penulisan Sejarah Indonesia (2014)
- Tersandera oleh Wibawa (2015)
- Ketika Lapis Atas dan Bawah Sama-sama Timpang (2015)[20]
- Berdoa Kepada Tuhan (2016) [21]
Essay anthology
[edit]- Solilokui (1983)
- Sejumlah Esai Sastra (1984)
- Harmonium (1995)
- Moral dalam Sastra (1981)
- Art and Culture in Surabaya: A Brief Introduction (1992)
Translation
[edit]The Legacy (1996)
Non-Literature
[edit]- Sejarah 10 November 1945 (1987, Pemda Jatim)
- Culture in Surabaya (1992, IKIP Surabaya)
- Modern Literature of ASEAN (Chief Editor, 2000)
- Kumpulan Esai Sastra ASEAN Asean Committee on Culture and Information
References
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- ^ a b "World Writers #148:Budi Darma". 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ Evi Mariani (16 September 2005). "Polite teacher views human absurdity". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "WRITERS STAND TOGETHER AGAINST TERROR". The Jakarta Post. 5 October 2005.
- ^ a b c d e Dina Indrasafitri (26 July 2009). "Welcome back 'Olenka'". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
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- ^ "In memory of Budi Darma; a snippet of correspondence about old people and old age". 26 August 2021.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (22 August 2021). "Budi Darma". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Mediatama, Grahanusa (21 August 2021). "Maestro sastra Indonesia Budi Darma meninggal dunia". Kontan (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Pohon Jejawi". Kompas. 26 December 2010. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Laki-laki Pemanggul Goni". Kompas. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Tangan-tangan Buntung". Kompas. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Percakapan". Kompas. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Tanda Tanya". Kompas. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Angela". Kompas. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Hotel Tua". Kompas. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Sang Pemahat". Kompas. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Dua Penyanyi". Kompas. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Ketika Lapis Atas dan Bawah Sama-sama Timpang". Jawa Pos. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Berdoa Kepada Tuhan". Kompas. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.[permanent dead link]