Intan Paramaditha
Intan Paramaditha (born November 15, 1979 in Bandung ) is an Indonesian writer and lecturer.
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Intan Paramaditha received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Indonesia and a Master of Arts (MA) from the University of California San Diego, with the support of a Fulbright program , in English literature . She received her Ph.D. from New York University.
Intan Paramaditha has a daughter and lives in Sydney with her partner. She teaches media studies and film studies at Macquarie University . Prior to that she taught at the University of Indonesia and Sarah Lawrence College. Her research includes feminism , transnationalism , cosmopolitanism , postcolonialism, and global film and media.
She writes novels and short stories in Indonesian and has received several awards for it.
Awards
- 2005 Khatulistiwa Literary Award (shortlisted)
- 2013 Kompas Best Short Story Award
- 2017 Tempo Best Literary Work for Prose Fiction
- 2018/19 PEN / Heim Translation Fund Grant
Works
- Spinner of Darkness & Other Tales , 2015
- Apple and Knife , Stories, 2018, ISBN 978-1784709792
- The Wandering , (Translator Stephen J. Epstein), 2020, ISBN 978-1787301184
Web links
- Personal profile
- The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha review - existential journeys , The Guardian , March 6, 2020
- Interview. Intan Paramaditha: 'We are always haunted by the road not taken' , March 5, 2020
- Fairy tales and fiction collide , Australian Broadcasting Corporation , March 30, 2020, from minute 37
- 'The Wandering': Intan Paramaditha's magical red shoes , The Jakarta Post , April 12, 2020,
Footnotes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paramaditha, Intan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bandung |