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Literary scene mourns the death of Hamsad Rangkuti

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In this article: Hamsad Rangkuti

Written by Josa Lukman, and was originally published in Jakarta Post

Aug 28, 2018

Indonesia’s literary scene has suffered a great loss with the death of illustrious short story writer Hamsad Rangkuti on Sunday. Hamsad died at home aged 75 after being in a coma for three months. He had multiple health problems and suffered a stroke last year. His widow, Nur Windasari, confirmed the news of his death. The late author was buried in Beji cemetery, Depok, West Java, the same day.

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