Goenawan Mohamad
Biography
Goenawan Mohamad was born on July 29, 1941 in Batang, Java, Indonesia. He studied psychology at Universitas Indonesia in Jakarta and political science at the College of Europe in Belgium.
He is considered one of the most important writers, intellectuals and cultural workers in Indonesia. He is also a poet, essayist and playwright. He is best known as the founder and publisher of the Indonesian weekly magazine TEMPO, which was temporarily banned in 1994.
Goenawan Mohamad has received many awards in Indonesia. His work has also received international recognition: in 1992 he was the first Indonesian author to receive the A. Teeuw Award from the University of Leiden; In 1997 he received the Louis Lyons Award from Harvard University and in 2006 the Dan David Award from Tel Aviv University. He also recently received the Bintang Budaya Paramadharma honorary award from the Indonesian President.
Last Released
Don Quixote
The Indonesian writer Goenawan Mohamad has translated his interpretation of the character of the witty squire Don Quixote into a series of nineteen vivid poems. The lyrical miniatures of the adventures were created between 2007 and 2010. Goenawan Mohamad unfolds the world of Don Quijote in different linguistic forms, just as he sees it with his eyes. The reader accompanies Don Quixote on his way through La Mancha, marvels at his love for Dulcinea and, together with Sancho Panza, fears for the bold Don Quixote when he fights against his adversaries.
Translated from the Indonesian by Sabine Müller
A bilingual volume of poetry / With drawings by the author
