Umar Kayam
Umar Kayam (born April 30, 1932 in Ngawi , East Java , † March 16, 2002 in Jakarta ) was an Indonesian writer and media manager.
Life
As the son of a teacher, Kayam experienced Dutch and Japanese colonialism in his homeland. In 1963 he earned his master's degree from New York University , received his doctorate in sociology from Cornell University in 1965 and became a professor at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta , where he opened the first Indonesian campus theater. He held important positions in the Indonesian film and television industry.
Works
Kayam published studies of the sociology of literature and a number of short stories and narratives, some of which are set in Manhattan . He became known for his 1992 novel Para Priyayi about the life of a teacher in the colonial era, during independence and up to the political and ethnic conflicts of the 1960s and 1970s, which was published in 1999 under the title "A Touch of Power" in Germany has appeared.
- The Soul of Indonesia. 1985.
- A touch of power. Horlemann Verlag, 1999 (novel, German translation)
- Javanese gentry. Lontar Found, 2013 (novel, English translation).
- Fireflies in Manhattan. Typhoon, 2012 (short stories, English translation).
literature
- Paulus Sarwoto: Umar Kayam's Javanese Postcolonial Ambivalence. Online (PDF)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kayam, Umar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ngawi , East Java |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 2002 |
| Place of death | Jakarta |