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    INDONESIAN

    LITERATURE

    Prepared by:
    Daisy Jean O. Sab
    MAEd-Teaching English
    Location: Southeast Asian Archipelago
    between the Indian Ocean and
    the Pacific Ocean
    Indonesia has an estimated 17, 508
    islands but only 6,000 islands are inhabited.
    It comprises 5 main islands: Sumatra,
    Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Jawa and Papua.
    Capital: Jakarta
    Indonesians are a mixed of Chinese,
    European, Indian and Malay.
    Diversity is a central feature of the
    Indonesian Culture.
    Historical Overview
    Early
    History

    China 15th-17th
    Century
    18th-19th
    Indonesia Century
    India Muslim

    Europe Dutch

    Middle
    East
    Periods of Indonesian Literature
    1. Pujangga Lama: the "Literates of Olden Times"

    2. Sastra Melayu Lama: "Older Malay Literature"

    3. Angkatan Balai Pustaka: the "Generation of the


    [Colonial] Office for Popular Literature" (from 1908)

    4. Angkatan Pujangga Baru: the "New Literates" (1933)

    5. Angkatan 1945: the "Generation of 1945"


    Periods of Indonesian Literature
    6. Angkatan 1950 - 1960-an: the "Generation of the
    1950s"
    7. Angkatan 1966 - 1970-an: the "Generation of
    1966 into the 1970s"

    8. Angkatan 1980-an: the "Decade of the 1980s"

    9. Angkatan Reformasi: the post Suharto


    "Reformation Period"
    10. Angkatan 2000-an: the "Generation of 2000s"
    1. Pujangga Lama : the
    "Literates of Olden Times"

    • Pujangga lama or "the old poets" was


    written before the 20th century
    • A lively oral tradition using traditional
    Malay-language literature
    Genres
    Traditional forms dominate in written poetry and
    prose:
    • syair (traditional narrative poetry)
    Examples: Syair Bidasari
    Syair Raja Siak
    Syair Ken Tambuhan
    Syair Raja Mambang Jauhari
    • pantun (quatrains made up of two seemingly
    disconnected couplets)
    Example: Sejarah Melayu
    Genres
    • gurindam (brief aphorisms)
    • hikayat (stories, fairy-tales, animal fables,
    chronicles)
    Examples: Hikayat andaken Penurat
    Hikayat Bayan Budiman
    Hikayat Kadirun
    • babad (histories or chronicles)
    Example: Sejarah Melayu
    2. Sastra Melayu Lama:
    "Older Malay Literature"
    • The works from this period were
    predominantly popular among the people in
    Sumatra,the Chinese and the Indo-
    Europeans (1870-1942)
    • The first works were dominated by syair,
    hikayat and translations of western novels
    Examples: Robinson Crusoe (translation)
    Around the World in Eighty Days
    (Mengelilingi Bumi dalam 80 hari) (translation)
    3. Angkatan Balai Pustaka: the
    "Generation of the [Colonial] Office
    for Popular Literature" (1908)
    • National consciousness emerged among
    educated Indonesians
    • Balai Pustaka is a Dutch government-
    supervised publisher
    • Themes: forced marriages, adat (traditional
    law), modernization and adventure
    • Azab dan Sengsara (Torment and Misery) -
    First Indonesian Novel written by Merari
    Siregar
    • Sitti Nurbaya - most popular of all Balai
    Pustaka' s novels written by Marah Rusly

    • In 1928, "Bahasa Indonesia" ("Indonesian


    language") is proclaimed a National
    Language
    • "one people, one nation, one language".
    4. Angkatan Pujangga Baru:
    the "New Literates" (1933)
    • National consciousness among young
    Indonesian intellectuals was well-developed.
    • Angkatan Pujangga Baru - first national
    literary magazine was created
    • Greatest Poets were:
    Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana
    Amir Hamzah
    Armijn Pane
    Sanusi Pane
    • Characteristic:
    - first literary periodical in the national
    language
    - occasionally included prose in English,
    and more regularly and perhaps
    understandably, prose and poetry in Dutch
    - Beb Vuyk, an Indo-European author of
    Dutch nationality but with strong nationalist
    sympathies is one of the editors
    • dominated by essays and poetry in the
    modern vein
    • Romanticism is evident in poems which
    emphasizes individual emotions, nature &
    mysticism.
    Examples: Mengeluh ("Complaint")
    Kematian Anak ("The Death of a Child")
    Sawah ("Rice Fields")
    Bintang ("Stars")
    Do'a ("Prayer")
    5. Angkatan 1945:
    the "Generation of 1945"
    • dominated by the thoughts of
    independence and political manner
    • inspiration and leaders are:
    Chairil Anwar – the great poet
    Pramoedya Ananta Toer – most
    prominent writer
    6. Angkatan 1950 - 1960-an: the
    "Generation of the 1950s"

    • characterised by the Kisah


    magazine, established by H.
    B. Jassin
    • dominated by collections of
    short stories and poetry
    7. Angkatan 1966 - 1970-an: the
    "Generation of 1966 into the 1970s"

    • rising the Horison magazine


    led by Mochtar Lubis
    • Dozens of writers previously
    associated with Lekra or leftist
    groups went into exile
    overseas
    • Telegram ( 1973 )
    • Author: Putu Wijaya
    • This fiction tells the story of
    a Balinese journalist who live in
    Jakarta and thinks that a telegram is
    a bad omen.
    8. Angkatan 1980-an:
    the "Decade of the 1980s"
    • dominated by romance novel
    • poets explored ideas such as
    femininity
    • Lupus – a popular story written by
    Hilman Hariwijaya
    9. Angkatan Reformasi: the post Suharto
    "Reformation Period"

    • And The War Is Over ( 1977 )


    • Author: Ismail Marahimin
    • Set in Indonesia following the Japanese
    invasion, this book was awarded the Pegasus
    Prize for Literature in 1984. Originally
    titled Dan Perang Pun Usai,
    10. Angkatan 2000-an:
    the "Generation of 2000s"
    • Dewi Lestari (Dee Lestari) is one of the front
    runners in the modern Indonesian book scene
    • As an author, she has published nine books, including
    the highly anticipated Supernova series.
    – Supernova 1: Ksatria, Puteri dan Bintang
    Jatuh (2001)
    – Supernova 2: Akar (2002)
    – Supernova 3: Petir (2004)
    – Supernova 4: Partikel (2012)
    – Supernova 5: Gelombang (2014)
    • Eka Kurniawan
    -first Indonesian writer nominated for the
    Man Booker international prize for his
    novel Man Tiger, translated by Labodalih
    Sembiring.
    - Man Tiger, with its main character
    possessed by the spirit of a white tiger, has
    elements that UK readers will most readily
    recognise from Latin American magical
    realism
    • Ayu Utami
    -Wrote the most talk about book
    Saman
    - dealt with subjects that until that
    time had been taboo: political,
    repression, prejudice towards the
    Chinese, and premarital sex.
    • Sastra Wangi: Indonesia's Sexy
    Feminist Literary Movement
    - Fragrant Literature
    - First new trend in Indonesian
    literature
    - Other writers are: Dewi Lestari, Fira
    Basuki and Djenar Maesa Ayu
    • Raisa Affandi,
    - just 11 years old when she
    wrote her 1 Novel “Mimmi Bo
    st

    and the Missing Diary”


    • Cyber Literature
    "Sastra Tong Sampah“
    ("dustbin literature")
    Literature is a Subversive Act.
    It is a medium for change.
    It promotes social responsibility and social consciousness.
    REFERENCES
    Bascara, L. (2005).World Literature. Quezon
    City: Rex Printing Company Inc.
    History of Indonesian Literature. (n.d.) Retrieved June 30,
    2018 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Indonesia/
    Housing#ref988058
    Rodil, et. al. (2014). Heritage of World Literature.
    Mandaluyong City: Books atbp.Publishing Corp.
    Sumardjo, J. (2001). Recent Writers in Indonesia.
    (electronic resource). Indonesia: ABD

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