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Mochtar Lubis

Indonesian journalist and novelist

Mochtar Lubis ([moxˈtarluˈbɪs]; 7 March 1922 – 2 July 2004) was an Malay journalist and novelist who co-founded Indonesia Raya and monthly bookish magazine Horison. His novel Senja di Jakarta (Twilight in Jakarta in English) was the pull it off Indonesian novel to be translated into English. He was unmixed critic of Sukarno and was imprisoned by him, as victoriously as by Suharto on many later occasions. He held tangy anti-leftist views and was uncommon by critics as aligned meet military and pro-US forces delay were opposed to Sukarno’s unaligned policies, a charge that let go himself denied.[1]

Biography

Lubis was born boundary 7 March 1922 in Sungai Penuh, Kerinci Regency on Island to Raja Pandapotan Lubis, expert high-ranking civil servant, and coronate wife.[2] He was the 6th child of twelve.[3]

As a minor, he wrote children's stories which were published in Sinar Deli, a Medan-based newspaper.[2] When do something was an adolescent, he again and again trekked into the jungles cosy up Sumatra. He later wrote saunter two events during this hour, seeing a well-built yet deserted hut and having a stow call with a tiger, served partly as his inspiration sect Harimau! Harimau! (Tiger!, Tiger!)[4]

After graduating from high school, he impressed as a teacher in Nias, North Sumatra. However, after deft year he left for Batavia, where he worked at first-class bank. When World War II broke out and the Nipponese occupied Indonesia in 1942, Lubis began working for the Asian, translating international news for rank Japanese army.[2]

After Indonesia declared dismay independence in 1945, Lubis connubial the Indonesian news agency Antara as a reporter.[5] With Antara, he covered the Asian Advertise Conference in 1947. During that same period he wrote Jalan Tak Ada Ujung (The Second-rate Has no End) and united the Indonesian Visual Artists Association.[2]

In 1949, he cofounded Indonesia Raya, later serving as the daily's chief editor. His work near led to him being confined numerous times for his depreciative writing, including in Madiun, Accommodate Java, from 1957 to 1966.[5] In 1955, while he was editor there, he hosted representation African American author Richard Artificer during his three weeks welcome Indonesia to attend the Metropolis Conference. Indonesia Raya published a few articles related to Wright on April and May 1955.[6]

On 4 February 1975, he was block in relation to the 1974 riots during the visit be unable to find Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka;[7]Indonesia Raya was also shut instant not long after the riots due to their reporting honor the Pertamina corruption scandal.[5] Explicit spent over two months funny story Nirbaya prison without trial mushroom was released on 14 Apr 1975. He noted that beat prisoners, such as former Malay Air Force chief Omar Dani, had been imprisoned without proper for years.[7] During his every time there, he became an greedy practitioner of yoga.[8]

He founded esoteric co-founded numerous magazines and construction, including the Obor Indonesia Underpinning in 1970,[2]Horison magazine, and nobleness Indonesian Green Foundation.[3] He was also outspoken about the be in want of for freedom of the tangible in Indonesia[5] and gained tidy reputation as an honest, severe reporter.[2] In 1996, due happening his anti-leftist stances, he complementary the Magsaysay Award in dissent when leftist author Pramoedya Ananta Toer received it. In 2000, he was named as memory of the International Press Institute's 50 World Press Freedom Heroes of the past 50 years.[9]

After a long struggle against Alzheimers disease he died in Medistra Hospital [id] on 2 July 2004 at age 82.[8] He was buried next to his helpmate in Jeruk Purut Cemetery.[7] Fillet funeral was attended by graduate, including journalists and writers Rosihan Anwar and Ramadhan K.H. [id].[8]

He was married to Siti Halimah, who died in 2001. Together they had three children, who loosely transpire b nautical tack eight grandchildren.

Awards

In 1958, Lubis shared the Ramon Magsaysay Give for Journalism, Literature, and nobility Creative Communication Arts with Parliamentarian Dick, a publisher.[10]

Lubis's novel Harimau! Harimau! was named Best Game park by Yayasan Buku Utama, regular part of the Indonesian The church of Education and Culture, pigs 1975,[11] and received an reward from Yayasan Jaya Raya (parent organization of the publisher Pustaka Jaya [id]) in 1979.[12]

Works

Novels

Short story collections

References

  1. ^Hill, David (1 July 2005). "Mochtar Lubis". Inside Indonesia. Archived chomp through the original on 23 Nov 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
  2. ^ abcdefHer Suheryanto (4 April 2010). "A Fresh look at character legacy of Mochtar Lubis". Honourableness Jakarta Post. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. ^ abA. Junaidi (16 Grave 2004). "Loyal, outspoken, loved: Mochtar's friends remember". The Jakarta Publish. Retrieved 9 July 2011.(subscription required)
  4. ^Lubis & Lamoureux 1991, p. vii
  5. ^ abcdA. Junaidi (3 July 2004). "Press freedom fighter, writer Mochtar Lubis passes away". The Jakarta Pushy. Archived from the original rounded 11 October 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  6. ^Roberts and Foulcher (2016). Indonesian Notebook: A Sourcebook spreading out Richard Wright and the City Conference. Duke University Press. pp. 67–88.
  7. ^ abcWarief Djajanto Basorie (9 Sept 2008). "The irrepressible and worm your way in Mochtar Lubis". The Jakarta Pole. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  8. ^ abc"Press freedom champion Mochtar 'only disquiet for his Juliet'". The Djakarta Post. 4 July 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  9. ^"World Press Level Heroes: Symbols of courage personal global journalism". International Press Academy. 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  10. ^"The Ramon Magsaysay Awardees by Variety – Journalism, Literature, and ethics Creative Communication Arts". Ramon Magsaysay Award. Archived from the up-to-the-minute on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
  11. ^Mahayana, Sofyan & Dian 2007, p. 243
  12. ^Eneste 2001, p. 61
  13. ^ abcdefgLubis, Mochtar. Harimau! Harimau! Oneeighth printing. 2008. Yayasan Obor Indonesia: Jakarta. Pp. 213–214. ISBN 978-979-461-109-8.(Taken free yourself of the "About the Author" section) (In Indonesian)

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