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    Sebastian Partogi

    Authors / Journalist

    Sebastian Partogi (Ogi) is a consecutive and simultaneous interpreter, text translator, copywriter and public relations practitioner based in Bali. He currently works as the Media and Language Consultant for the Ubud Food Festival as well as the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Previously, he worked for eight years as a journalist for the English-language newspaper The Jakarta Post. He has translated the works of Indonesian authors into English for the prestigious literary journal Portside Review.1

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    In the Headlines


    Wasafiri at Large: Indonesian Writers and Mental Health

    Wasafiri / As Seen On
    Aug 09, 2023

    Wasafiri at Large: Indonesian Writers and Mental Health

    ‘Hunting for Muhammad’: Feby Indirani seeks to transcend political polarization

    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jan 24, 2021

    ‘Hunting for Muhammad’: Feby Indirani seeks to transcend political polarization

    Online literary festivals connect people around the world

    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Dec 29, 2020

    Online literary festivals connect people around the world

    Eka Kurniawan: A modest literary star

    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Nov 09, 2020

    Eka Kurniawan: A modest literary star

    Leila S. Chudori: Weaving family drama into political saga

    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jun 28, 2020

    Leila S. Chudori: Weaving family drama into political saga

    ‘Pangeran dari Timur’ chronicles the tragic life of Raden Saleh

    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Apr 26, 2020

    ‘Pangeran dari Timur’ chronicles the tragic life of Raden Saleh

    Clarissa Goenawan pens tale of teenage misfits’ gothic soul-searching

    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Mar 08, 2020

    Clarissa Goenawan pens tale of teenage misfits’ gothic soul-searching

    The Ocean, the Father, and the Daughter

    InterSastra / Translations
    Dec 02, 2019

    The Ocean, the Father, and the Daughter

    Discovering Indonesian-Dutch connection through poetry

    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Nov 04, 2019

    Discovering Indonesian-Dutch connection through poetry

    UWRF to ponder consequences of human actions

    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Oct 14, 2019

    UWRF to ponder consequences of human actions

    Ayu Utami: On the Reform era, 20th anniversary of ‘Saman’

    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jun 25, 2018

    Ayu Utami: On the Reform era, 20th anniversary of ‘Saman’

    Feby Indirani: Writing religious parodies

    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jan 22, 2018

    Feby Indirani: Writing religious parodies

    Literature is the new cool

    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Dec 19, 2017

    Literature is the new cool

    Bringing back tolerance through arts, reading

    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Nov 03, 2017

    Bringing back tolerance through arts, reading

    Ratih Kumala: An instinctive, detailed storyteller

    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Oct 16, 2017

    Ratih Kumala: An instinctive, detailed storyteller

    Nirwan Dewanto straddling three worlds

    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Oct 09, 2017

    Nirwan Dewanto straddling three worlds

    Oka Rusmini: Documenting lives of Balinese women

    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Jul 31, 2017

    Oka Rusmini: Documenting lives of Balinese women

    Examining Indonesia’s collective trauma

    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    May 22, 2017

    Examining Indonesia’s collective trauma

    Seno Gumira Ajidarma: No rest for the wicked

    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Jan 23, 2017

    Seno Gumira Ajidarma: No rest for the wicked

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    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jul 18, 2016

    New voice in Indonesian poetry

    Celebrating Indonesia’s literary fiction tradition

    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Jun 02, 2016

    Celebrating Indonesia’s literary fiction tradition

    Djenar Shifts Focus: Djenar Maesa Ayu on Making her Third Film

    J Plus / What Media Says
    Oct 04, 2015

    Djenar Shifts Focus: Djenar Maesa Ayu on Making her Third Film

    What “Bule Hunters” Want

    Magdalene / All Things Books
    Aug 29, 2014

    What “Bule Hunters” Want


    Media Writing(s)


    Eka Kurniawan: A modest literary star, on Eka Kurniawan, published in Jakarta Post (Nov 09, 2020)
    Bringing back tolerance through arts, reading, on Feby Indirani, published in Jakarta Post (Nov 03, 2017)
    Ratih Kumala: An instinctive, detailed storyteller, on Ratih Kumala, published in Jakarta Post (Oct 16, 2017)
    Nirwan Dewanto straddling three worlds, on Nirwan Dewanto, published in Jakarta Post (Oct 09, 2017)
    Oka Rusmini: Documenting lives of Balinese women, on Oka Rusmini, published in Jakarta Post (Jul 31, 2017)

    Work(s) in Translation


    The Ocean, the Father, and the Daughter, by Feby Indirani (Dec 02, 2019)

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