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Threads of Dignity
By Putu Oka Sukanta
Translated by keith Foulcher
The Mystical Path of Badrul Mustafa
By Heru Joni Putra
Translated by George A. Fowler
The Lontar Anthology of Indonesian Short Stories
Short Fiction from the Twentieth Century
Volume 1: Pre-Independence to 1965
IN MEMORIAM
Joko Pinurbo
Philipus Joko Pinurbo, (11 May 1962–27 April 2024), who wrote under the name “Joko Pinurbo” but was commonly known as “Jokpin,” began writing during the 1980s and is today seen as one of Indonesia’s most popular and influential poets. He authored well over a dozen collections of poetry and, more recently, began to publish prose works as well, including his debut novel, Srimenanti in 2019 and, most recently, a collection of short stories titled Tak Ada Asu di Antara Kita in 2023. His work has been translated into English, German, Russian, and Mandarin.
Jokpin won many literary prizes, including the Lontar Literary Award in 2001, the Indonesian Language Center’s Literary Award, in 2002 and again in 2014; and the Khatulistiwa Literary Award in 2004. He was recognised as an Outstanding Literary Figure for the Year by Tempo magazine in 2001 and then again in 2012. In 2014 he received the SEA-Write Award.
A completely unpretentious writer, Jokpin found inspiration for his poems in everyday situations and events.
Lontar has published two collections of his work—Trouser Doll, in 2001, and Borrowed Body and Other Poems in 2015—and hopes to publish a historical anthology of his work in the not too distant future. Jokpin leaves behind not only his wife and two children but, on a happier note, inspiration for countless readers.
A POEM BY JOKPIN
TROUSERS
He wanted to buy
a new pair of trousers
to wear to a party
so that he would look
handsome and confident.
He tried
a hundred different styles
in different shops
but he couldn’t find any
he liked.
In fact,
he took off his own trousers
in front of the sales staff
and ignoring their flattery
threw them away.
“You know, don’t you,
that I’m looking for
the best fitting and most stylish
pair of trousers
to wear to the cemetery?”
Then he scampered off
without his trousers
and wandered about
looking for his mother’s grave
so that he could ask her,
“Mummy, where did you put
that funny pair of trousers
I used to wear
when I was a baby?”
Translated by Harry Aveling
This poem was first published, in Indonesian, under the title “Celana” in a collection of poems by the same name (Magelang: IndonesiaTera, 1999) and then later in Baju Bulan (Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2013).
“The Smiling Semar from America” (Semar Mesem dari Amerika) is a documentary film devoted to the life of Gregory John Churchill (1947-2022) and his love of Indonesian puppets. During his decades in Indonesia he collected more than 8,000 puppets from around Indonesia and other parts of the world.
The film was produced by the Lontar Foundation under the supervision of John H. McGlynn and directed by Eva Tobing.
Novel Against the Grain karya Suwarsih Djojopuspito bukan hanya berbicara tentang dunia pergerakan, tetapi juga kehidupan rumah tangga kaum pergerakan, tarik-menarik antara dunia privat dan publik di masa yang penuh gejolak. Novel ini boleh disebut sebagai novel feminis pertama dalam sastra Indonesia.
Mari bergabung dalam peluncuran dan diskusi “Perempuan dan Pergerakan”.
Jumat, 23 Agustus 2024
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