Goenawan Mohamad
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Goenawan Mohamad (born 29 July 1941) is a renowned Indonesian poet and man of letters.
Goenawan Mohamad was born in Batang, Central Java. His early writings include "Potret Seorang Penyair Muda Sebagai Si Malin Kundang (1972)"(The Portrait of A Young Poet as Malin Kundang) and "Seks, Sastra, Kita (1980)" (Sex, Literature, Us). His more recent writings include "Pariksit dan Interlude (2001)", "Setelah Revolusi Tak Ada Lagi (2001)" (Once the Revolution No Longer Exists), and "Kata, Waktu (2001)" (Word, Time).
He is perhaps most famous as the leader of Tempo ("Time") magazine in Indonesia. The magazine was twice forcibly closed by the Suharto's New Order administration because of its vocal criticism of the authoritarian regime. In 1999, Mohamad was named International Editor of the Year by the World Press Review.
As a writer, Goenawan Mohamad earned renowned for his weekly articles at Tempo, "Catatan Pinggir" (translated and published in English as Sidelines). The concept of 'sidelines' is just like comments or critique of the 'headlines'. Sidelines expressed criticism of one-dimensional, narrow-minded viewpoints and thoughts. Sidelines never ended with a final definitive conclusion, but always with either questions or open-ended comments intended to encourage readers to continute thinking. Sidelines has so far been compiled into 5 books.
Mohamad is on the international advisory board of the human rights group ARTICLE 19.
[edit] Sources
- Mohamad, Goenawan. CATATAN PINGGIR 1. Jakarta: Graffiti. 1982
- Mohamad, Goenawan. CATATAN PINGGIR 5. jakarta: Graffiti. 2001
- Mohammad wins Editor of the Year award - IFEX
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| NAME | Mohamad, Goenawan |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Contemporary Indonesian journalist, editor and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Batang, Central Java, Indonesia |
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