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Laksmi Pamuntjak (born 1971) is an Indonesian poet, novelist and award-winning food writer. She was born in Jakarta. Writing in Bahasa Indonesia anda English, Laksmi is the author of two collections of poetry, ''Ellipsis'' (2005) and ''The Anagram'' (2007), a treatise on violence and the ''Iliad'' entitled ''Perang, Langit dan Dua Perempuan'' (2006), short stories in ''The Diary of R.S.: Musings on Art'' (2006) and four editions of the bestselling ''Jakarta Good Food Guide''. She also translated and edited Goenawan Mohamad's ''Selected Poems'' and ''On God and Other Unfinished Things'' and wrote the preface to ''Not a Muse: International Anthology of Women’s Poetry'' (2008). Co-founder of Aksara bookstore, Pamuntjak has also participated in numerous international literary events and festivals. Her poems and short stories have been published in several international journals. In 2009, she was appointed jury member of the Prince Claus Awards based in Amsterdam, a post she held until 2011. In 2012, Pamuntjak was selected as the Indonesian representative at the Poetry Parnassus in London, the largest poetry festival in the UK held in conjunction with the London Olympics. At the end of 2012, Pamuntjak's first novel, ''Amba'', was the runner-up of ''Tempo'' Magazine's 2012 Best Book of the Year award. The novel is a modern take on the story of Amba and Bhisma from ''The Mahabharata'', set against the backdrop of the Indonesian mass killings of 1965 and the Buru penal colony. The novel is now a national bestseller and has been printed several times since its publication in October 2012. ==Bibliography== * ''Amba: Sebuah Novel (2012)'' * ''The Jakarta Good Food Guide 2008–2009'' * ''The Anagram'' * ''On God and Other Unfinished Things'' * ''Perang, Langit dan Dua Perempuan'' * ''The Diary of R.S.: Musings on Art'' * ''Ellipsis: Poems and Prose-Poems by Laksmi Pamuntjak'' * ''Goenawan Mohamad: Selected Poems'' * ''Amba : sebuah novel.'' Jakarta : Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2012 (English translation: ''The question of red : a novel.'' Jakarta : Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2013) * ''Aruna & lidahnya : sebuah novel tentang makanan, perjalanan dan konspirasi.'' Jakarta : PT. Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2014 * ''The Jakarta Good Food Guide 2002–2003'' * ''The Jakarta Good Food Guide 2001'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laksmi Pamuntjak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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