Sitor Situmorang

Sitor Situmorang ( born October 21, 1924 in Harianboho, kabupaten Tapanuli, province of North Sumatra) is an Indonesian writer.

Situmorang worked in 1943 in Singapore, from 1950 to 1951 in Amsterdam until 1952 in Paris and studied from 1956 to 1957 in California. Later he lived in Leiden (1982-1990) and from 1991 in Islamabad. Today he lives in Jakarta.

In the Suhartozeit he was imprisoned by the military coup of 1965 for eight years from 1967 to 1975. He is best known for his poems and short stories.

Works

  • Surat Kertas Hidjau: Kumpulan Sadjak. 1953
  • Djalan Mutiara: Kumpulan tiga sandiwara. 1954
  • Dalam Sadjak. 1955
  • Wadjah Tak Bernama: Kumpulan Sadjak. 1955
  • Pertempuran dan Saldju di Paris. 1956
  • Zaman Baru. 1962
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