Leila Chudori
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 Chudori in 2012 |
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 also writes short stories.[5]
Selected works
- Malam Terakhir (The Last Night), short stories (1989)[3]
- 9 Dari Nadira, short stories (2009)[6]
- Pulang, novel (2012),[7] awarded the Khatulistiwa Literary Award[4]
External links
References
- 1 2 3 "The dark drama of a woman". Jakarta Post. January 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Senior journalist and ‘Post’ founder dies". Jakarta Post. March 24, 2013.
- 1 2 Miller, Jane Eldridge (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. pp. 64–65. ISBN 0415159806.
- 1 2 Chudori, Leila (October 2013). "Seeking identity, seeking Indonesia". Inside Indonesia.
- 1 2 "Paris vu de Jakarta" (PDF). Association franco-indonésienne Pasar Malam. October 13, 2014.(in French)
- ↑ "9 Dari Nadira". Kineruku.
- ↑ "Novel ‘Pulang’ Asks Tough Questions of Indonesia". Jakarta Globe. December 18, 2012.