Iwan Simatupang
Iwan Simatupang studied anthropology and drama at Leiden University in the Netherlands and philosophy at the Sorbonne, France. He then returned to Indonesia and married a Dutch pianist. He published The Redness of Red (1968), The Pilgrim (1969), and Drought (1972). The Redness of Red won a national literary award in 1970 and The Pilgrim was awarded the First ASEAN Literary Award in 1977. Iwan Simatupang also wrote a number of poetry, short stories, and plays---all known for their avant-garde form. He was also a journalist, and his columns frequently focus on Indonesia’s marginalized communities.
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The Pilgrim
Novel
By Iwan Simatupang; Translated by Harry Aveling
The Lontar Foundation
- Copyright year: 2011
Drought
Novel
By Iwan Simatupang; Translated by Harry Aveling
The Lontar Foundation
- Copyright year: 2012
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