Titie Said

Titie Said was the pen name of Sitti Raya Kusumowardani (July 11, 1935 – October 24, 2011), an Indonesian writer[1] and journalist.[2]

She was born in Bojonegoro, East Java[1] and was educated in Malang[3] and at the University of Indonesia.[1]

In 1958, she became a journalist for a women's magazine. She was editor of the magazine Kartini and chief editor of the magazine Famili.[2] She served as chair of the Indonesian Film Censorship Board from 2003 to 2006 and from 2006 to 2009.[1]

She wrote more than 25 novels, including Jangan Ambil Nyawaku (Don’t take my life), Reinkarnasi (Reincarnation), Fatima, Ke Ujung Dunia (To the end of the world) and Prahara Cinta (Tempest of love). A number of her books have been made into films.[2]

She died after having a stroke at the Medistra Hospital in Jakarta.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Senior novelist Titie Said dies". Jakarta Post. October 24, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sabarini, Prodita (March 29, 2011). "Titie Said: Writing with passion". Jakarta Post.
  3. ↑ Miller, Jane Eldridge (2002). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. pp. 286–87. ISBN 0415159814.