Leila Chudori
Leila Salikha Chudori (born December 12, 1962) is an Indonesian journalist and writer.[1]
The daughter of Muhammad Chudori,[2] she was born in Jakarta, grew up there and studied at Trent University in Ontario, Canada, graduating in 1988. She worked for the magazines Jakarta Jakarta and Tempo; the second magazine was banned[3] by the New Order regime of President Suharto in 1994.[4]
Her first stories were published in children's magazines Si Kuncung, Kawanku and Hai when she was only 12.[1] Chudori later wrote scripts for the television series Dunia Tanpa Koma. She received an award for best television scriptwriter at the 2007 Bandung Film Festival.[5] She also wrote the script for the 2008 film Drupadi. In 2009, she published a collection of stories 9 dari Nadira.[1]
Her daughter Rain Chudori-Soerjoatmodjo also writes short stories.[5]
Selected works
- Malam Terakhir (The last night), short stories (1989)[3]
- Pulang, novel (2012),[6] awarded the Khatulistiwa Literary Award[4]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The dark drama of a woman". Jakarta Post. January 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Senior journalist and ‘Post’ founder dies". Jakarta Post. March 24, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Miller, Jane Eldridge (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. pp. 64–65. ISBN 0415159806.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chudori, Leila (October 2013). "Seeking identity, seeking Indonesia". Inside Indonesia.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Paris vu de Jakarta". Association franco-indonésienne Pasar Malam. October 13, 2014.(French)
- ↑ "Novel ‘Pulang’ Asks Tough Questions of Indonesia". Jakarta Globe. December 18, 2012.