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Sariamin Ismail (31 July 1909 – 1995) was the first female Indonesian novelist. A teacher by trade, by the 1930s she had begun writing in newspapers; she published her first novel, ''Kalau Tak Untung'', in 1933. She published two novels and several poetry anthologies afterwards, while continuing to teach and – between 1947 and 1949 – serving as a member of the regional representative body in Riau. Her literary works often dealt with star-crossed lovers and the role of fate, while her editorials were staunchly anti-polygamy. ==Biography== Sariamin was born on 31 July 1909 in Talu, West Pasaman, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. She attended elementary school there and, at the age of ten, began writing ''syair'' and other forms of poetry. After graduation in 1921 she studied at a school for female teachers in Padang Panjang, and by age sixteen she had been published in local newspapers such as ''Pandji Poestaka''. She became a teacher after graduating from the girls' school in 1925, first working in Bengkulu then Bukittinggi. She returned to Pandang Panjang in 1930 and in 1939 began teaching in Aceh, being sent to Kuantan, Riau, in 1941. While teaching Sariamin continued to write to supplement her income, using a number of pseudonyms to avoid the possibility of being arrested for her writings. She later became best known as Selasih, for the name she used in her first novel, but she also used Seleguri, Sri Gunung, Sri Tanjung, Ibu Sejati, Bundo Kanduang, and Mande Rubiah. In the mid 1930s Sariamin wrote for the literary magazine ''Poedjangga Baroe''. She published her first novel, ''Kalau Tak Untung'' (''If Fortune Does Not Favour'') in 1933, making her the first female novelist in Indonesian history. Published by the state-owned Balai Pustaka, the novel was reportedly inspired by her fiance marrying another woman and followed two childhood friends who fall in love but are unable to be together. She published another novel, ''Pengaruh Keadaan'' ((英語:Influence of the Situation)), in 1937. Between 1928 and 1930 Sariamin was the head of the Bukittinggi branch of Jong Islamieten Bond, an Islamic youth group. By the 1930s she had become a vocal journalist in the women-run ''Soeara Kaoem Iboe Soematra'' under the name Seleguri, condemning polygamy and emphasising the need for a nuclear family. After Indonesia proclaimed its independence in 1945, Sariamin spent two years as a member of the regional representative body in Riau. Sariamin continued to write and teach until 1968, working in Riau. Before 1986 she had released three poetry anthologies and a children's story. She published her last novel, ''Kembali ke Pangkuan Ayah'' (''Return to Father's Arms'') in 1986. Before her death in 1995 Sariamin had published two further poetry anthologies and had a documentary film made about her, ''My name is Selasih'' ((インドネシア語:Namaku Selasih)) by Lontar Foundation and directed by Jajang C. Noer. 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「Sariamin Ismail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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