Sitor Situmorang
Sitor Situmorang (born October 2, 1923 in Harianboho , Kabupaten Tapanuli , North Sumatra Province, † December 21, 2014 in Apeldoorn , Netherlands ) was an Indonesian writer.
Situmorang worked in Singapore in 1943 , in Amsterdam from 1950 to 1951, in Paris until 1952 and studied in California from 1956 to 1957 . He later lived in Leiden (1982–1990) and from 1991 in Islamabad . Most recently he lived in Jakarta .
During the Suharto period , after the military coup in 1965, he was imprisoned from 1967 for eight years until 1975. He was best known for his poems and short stories.
Works
- Surat Kertas Hidjau: kumpulan sadjak. 1953
- Djalan Mutiara: kumpulan tiga sandiwara. 1954
- Dalam Sadjak. 1955
- Wadjah Tak Bernama: kumpulan sadjak. 1955
- Pertempuran dan Saldju di Paris. 1956
- Zaman Baru. 1962
Web links
- Poet Sitor Situmorang: The Passion of the Sound and the Wanderer. The Batak, June 26, 2008
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Situmorang, Sitor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harianboho , Kabupaten Tapanuli , North Sumatra Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 2014 |
| Place of death | Apeldoorn , the Netherlands |