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Ayu Utami
Ayu Utami (born 21 November 1968) is an Indonesian writer. She has written novels, short-stories, and articles. ''Saman'' (1998) is widely considered her masterpiece. It was translated into English by Pamela Allen in 2005. By writing about sex and politics, Utami addressed issues formerly forbidden to Indonesian women, a change referred to as sastra wangi.
==Background==
Utami was born in Bogor and grew up in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. She obtained her bachelor's degree from the University of Indonesia, where she studied Russian language and literature. During her college years she began publishing reports and essays in newspapers. In 1990, she was selected as a finalist in Wajah Femina, a beauty pageant in Indonesia. However, she did not pursue a modelling career because of her dislike of cosmetics and make-up. She has been a journalist for Indonesian magazines, including ''Humor'', ''Matra'', ''Forum Keadilan'', and ''D&R''. Shortly after Suharto banned three magazines in 1994 (''Tempo'', ''Editor'', and ''Detik'') during the New Order era, Ayu joined Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (Alliance of Independent Journalists) to protest the ban.〔(Culturebase.net | The international artist database | Utami Ayu )〕 She continued her journalistic work underground, which included the anonymous publication of a black book on corruption in the Suharto regime.
Utami's first novel, ''Saman'', appeared in 1998, only a few weeks before the fall of Suharto, helping to signal the changing cultural and political landscape in Indonesia. The novel won the Jakarta Arts Council's first prize that year and caused a sensation, and controversy, among Indonesian artists and intellectuals.〔See Barbara Hatley, "New Directions in Indonesian Women's Writing? The Novel ''Saman''. ''Asian Studies Review'' (1999), 23:4. 449–61〕 It was acclaimed by many reviews and was considered a new milestone in Indonesian literature. ''Saman'' won the Prince Claus Award. It has sold over 100,000 copies and been reprinted 34 times.〔(Ayu Utami (Indonesia) Time of the Writer Festival 2006 )〕 The sequel to ''Saman'', ''Larung'' was published in 2001.〔(PEN American Center – Ayu Utami )〕
Ayu Utami currently works for Radio 68H, an independent news radio station that is broadcast all over the country, and as a writer for the cultural journal ''Kalam'' and in Teater Utan Kayu in Jakarta. Her play and book protesting against anti-pornography legislation, ''Pengadilan Susila (Susila's Trial)'', appeared in 2008.
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