Eka Kurniawan | |
Birth Date: | 28 November 1975 |
Birth Place: | Tasikmalaya, West Java |
Period: | 1999–present |
Genre: | Literary fiction [1] |
Alma Mater: | Universitas Gadjah Mada |
Spouse: | Ratih Kumala (m. 2006) |
Notable Works: | Beauty Is A Wound |
Eka Kurniawan (born November 28, 1975) is an Indonesian writer and screenwriter.
In 2016, Kurniawan became the first Indonesian writer to be nominated for the Man Booker International Prize.[2]
Kurniawan was born in Tasikmalaya, West Java, and grew up in a small coastal town, Pangandaran. He studied philosophy at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. Kurniawan currently lives in Jakarta.[3] He writes novels, short stories, movie scripts, and blog, as well as essays. His works are translated into more than 24 languages.
His novel Beauty Is a Wound was included in the list of 100 notable books by The New York Times.[4] The use of magic realism in the book has led to comparisons to Gabriel García Márquez. Kurniawan has insisted that Beauty Is a Wound is neither a historical novel nor a book about Indonesian history. Kurniawan's style of "approaching social concerns at an angle rather than head-on, with hefty doses of surrealism and wry humour" also draws comparisons to Haruki Murakami.[5] He has been described as "Indonesia’s finest writer since Pramoedya Ananta Toer"[6] and "Indonesia's most exciting author."[7]
In 2016, Palari Films announced a film adaptation of Kurniawan's book Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash to be directed by Edwin, who would also co-write the screenplay with Kurniawan.[8] The film was expected to get a 2021 release.[9]
Kurniawan is married to fellow writer and screenwriter Ratih Kumala.
Year | Book | Publisher | Notes | |
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1999 | Pramoedya Ananta Toer dan Sastra Realisme Sosialis | Aksara Indonesia Gramedia Pustaka Utama | Non-fiction | |
2000 | Corat-Coret di Toilet | Aksara Indonesia | Short stories | |
2002 | Cantik Itu Luka | Jendela Gramedia Pustaka Utama | ||
2004 | Lelaki Harimau | Gramedia Pustaka Utama | ||
2005 | Gelak Sedih dan Cerita-Cerita Lainnya | Short stories | ||
2005 | Cinta Tak Ada Mati dan Cerita-Cerita Lainnya | |||
2010 | Kumpulan Budak Setan | Co-author | ||
2014 | Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas | |||
2015 | Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi | Short stories | ||
2016 | O | |||
2019 | Senyap yang Lebih Nyaring | Circa | ||
2020 | Usaha Menulis Silsilah Bacaan | |||
2021 | Sumur: Sebuah Cerita | Gramedia Pustaka Utama | Short story |
Year | Book | Publisher | Notes | |
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2015 | Beauty Is a Wound | New Directions | Cantik Itu Luka, translated by Annie Tucker | |
2015 | Man Tiger | Verso Books | Lelaki Harimau, translated by Labodalih Sembiring | |
2017 | Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash | New Directions | Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas, translated by Annie Tucker | |
2019 | Kitchen Curse | Verso Books | Short stories translated by Benedict Anderson, Maggie Tiojakin, Tiffany Tsao, and Annie Tucker | |
2020 | Tales of Two Planets (Chapter: The Well) | Penguin Books | Anthology, edited by John Freeman |
Year | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | Kusala Khatulistiwa Literary Award for Fiction | Cinta Tak Ada Mati dan Cerita-Cerita Lainnya | [10] | |
2014 | Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas | [11] [12] | ||
2015 | Foreign Policy's Global Thinkers of 2015 | Himself | [13] | |
IKAPI Award for Book of the Year | Lelaki Harimau | [14] | ||
Kusala Khatulistiwa Literary Award for Fiction | Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi | [15] | ||
Indonesian Readers Award for Best Fiction Writer | [16] | |||
2016 | World Readers Award | Beauty Is a Wound | [17] | |
International Booker Prize | [18] | |||
Best Translated Book Award | [19] | |||
Financial Times/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Fiction Award | Man Tiger | [20] | ||
Indonesian Readers Award for Best Fiction Cover | Lelaki Harimau | [21] | ||
2018 | Prince Claus Award | Himself | [22] | |
2022 | 10th Maya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with Edwin) | Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash | [23] | |
42nd Citra Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with Edwin) | [24] |