Goenawan Mohamad
| Goenawan Mohamad | |
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| Born |
Goenawan Susatyo 29 July 1941 Batang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) |
| Occupation | poet, essayst, playwright, director |
| Organization | Tempo |
| Notable credit(s) | 'Catatan Pinggir', "Komunitas Salihara' |
| Spouse(s) | Widarti Gunawan |
| Children | Hidayat Jati, Paramita |
| Awards |
CPJ International Press Freedom Award (1998) International Editor of the Year Award (1999) |
Goenawan Mohamad (born 29 July 1941) is an Indonesian poet and man of letters born in Batang, Central Java.
He is the founder and editor of Tempo ("Time") magazine in Indonesia, which was twice forcibly closed by the Suharto's New Order administration because of its vocal criticism of the authoritarian regime. In 1998, Mohamad was one of four winners of the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards, and in 1999 the World Press Review awarded him its International Editor of the Year Award. He received the Dan David Prize award in 2006.
As a writer, Goenawan Mohamad was well known for his weekly column in Tempo, "Catatan Pinggir" (Sidelines), which is mainly commentary and critique on current affairs and the media 'headlines'. He expressed criticism of one-dimensional, narrow-minded viewpoints and thoughts in Sidelines, which have been compiled into six books. In Sidelines, Mohamad never ended with a definitive conclusion, but always with either questions or open-ended comments intended to encourage readers to continue thinking.
Mohamad was one of the founders of the Lontar Foundation and is on the advisory boards of the human rights group ARTICLE 19 and the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict.
He is an alumnus of the College of Europe 1966-1967 promotion.
Mohamad's early writings include Potret Seorang Penyair Muda Sebagai Si Malin Kundang (The Portrait of A Young Poet as Malin Kundang) (1972) and Seks, Sastra, Kita (Sex, Literature, Us) (1980),'"Kesusastraan dan Kekuasaan' (LIterature and Power) (1993)'Setelah Revolusi Tak Ada Lagi (Once the Revolution No Longer Exists) (2001), Kata, Waktu (Word, Time) (2001), 'Eksotopi' (Exotopia) (2003), 'Tuhan dan Hal-hal Yang Tak Selesai' (God and other Unfinished Things) (2007).
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