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Lontar Foundation Anniversary

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July 18, 2018 — by IDWRITERS

Last updated on October 28, 2018 at 9:52 am


In 1987, John H. McGlynn, together with Subagio Sastrowardoyo, Goenawan Mohamad, Sapardi Djoko Damono, and Umar Kayam, established the Lontar Foundation, a non-profit organization with the primary aim of promoting Indonesian literature and culture through the translation of Indonesian literary works.


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