List Of Works By Chairil Anwar
Indonesian author Chairil Anwar (1922–1949) wrote 75 poems, 7 pieces of prose, and 3 poetry collections. He also translated 10 poems and 4 pieces of prose. The majority of Anwar's original poems are included in his collections: ''Deru Campur Debu'', ''Kerikil-Kerikil Tajam dan yang Terampas dan yang Putus'' (both 1949), and ''Tiga Menguak Takdir'' (1950). In 1956 documentarian HB Jassin compiled most of Anwar's remaining works as ''Chairil Anwar: Pelopor Angkatan 45'', and in 1970 Burton Raffel published English translations of Anwar's original works as ''The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar''. Born in Medan, North Sumatra, Anwar studied at schools run by the Dutch colonial government until around 1940, when he and his mother moved to the capital, Batavia (now Jakarta). There he began immersing himself within the local literary scene. In 1942 he wrote "Nisan" ("Gravestone"), which is generally considered his first poem. He wrote extensively ...
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Chairil Anwar
Chairil Anwar (26 July 1922 – 28 April 1949) was an Indonesian poet and member of the " 1945 Generation" of writers. He is estimated to have written 96 works, including 70 individual poems. Anwar was born and raised in Medan, North Sumatra, before moving to Batavia with his mother in 1940, where he began to enter the local literary circles. After publishing his first poem in 1942, Anwar continued to write. However, his poems were at times censored by the Japanese, then occupying Indonesia. Living rebelliously, Anwar wrote extensively, often about death. He died in Jakarta of an unknown illness. His work dealt with various themes, including death, individualism, and existentialism, and were often multi-interpretable. Drawing influence from foreign poets, Anwar used everyday language and new syntax to write his poetry, which has been noted as aiding the development of the Indonesian language. His poems were often constructed irregularly, but with individual patterns. Biogr ...
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