Leila Chudori Explained

Leila Salikha Chudori (born December 12, 1962) is an Indonesian journalist and writer.^[1] She won the Southeast Asian Writers Award in 2020.^[2] Together with her daughter Rain Chudori, Chudori founded Peron House^[3] publishing company, which debuted in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in 2023.

Biography

Leila Salikha Chudori was born December 12, 1962, in Jakarta and grew up there. She is the daughter of Muhammad Chudori.^[4] She studied at Trent University in Ontario, Canada, graduating in 1988. She worked for the magazines Jakarta Jakarta and Tempo; the second magazine was banned^[5] by the New Order regime of President Suharto in 1994.^[6]

Her first stories were published in children's magazines Si Kuncung, Kawanku and Hai when she was only 12.^[1] Chudori later wrote scripts for the television series Dunia Tanpa Koma. She received an award for best television scriptwriter at the 2007 Bandung Film Festival. She also wrote the script for the 2008 film Drupadi. In 2009, she published a collection of stories 9 dari Nadira.^[1]

Her daughter Rain Chudori also writes short stories.^[7]

Selected works

• Malam Terakhir (The Last Night), short stories (1989)^[5]
• 9 Dari Nadira, short stories (2009)^[8]
• Pulang, novel (2012),^[9] awarded the Khatulistiwa Literary Award;^[6] translated by John H. McGlynn as Home (Deep Vellum, 2015;)
• Laut Bercerita, novel (2018), 2020 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner;^[2] translated by John H. McGlynn as The Sea Speaks His Name (Penguin Books, 2020;).

Notes and References

1. News: The dark drama of a woman . Jakarta Post . January 10, 2010 . February 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150211031506/http://m.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/10/the-dark-drama-a-woman.html . February 11, 2015 . dead .
2. Web site: Partogi. Sebastian. Leila S. Chudori: Weaving family drama into political saga. The Jakarta Post. June 28, 2020.
3. Web site: Peron House Debut: Bridging Literary Heritage and Innovation. Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. en.
4. News: Senior journalist and 'Post' founder dies . Jakarta Post . March 24, 2013.
5. Book: Miller, Jane Eldridge . Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing . 64–65 . 2001 . 0415159806.
6. News: Seeking identity, seeking Indonesia . Inside Indonesia . October 2013 . Chudori . Leila.
7. Web site: Paris vu de Jakarta . Association franco-indonésienne Pasar Malam . October 13, 2014.
8. Web site: 9 Dari Nadira. Kineruku.
9. News: Novel 'Pulang' Asks Tough Questions of Indonesia . Jakarta Globe . December 18, 2012 . February 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150211034147/http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/archive/novel-pulang-asks-tough-questions-of-indonesia/ . February 11, 2015 . dead .