He was born in Salatiga (Nov 27, 1957), and currently lives in Jakarta
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A senior journalist with Kompas daily news, the country’s largest newspaper. He was editor of various desks before heading the newspaper’s Sunday edition for 11 years until 2010. Beside being a journalist, he also writes essays, short stories and novels. His short story compilation was published under the title Urban Sensation (1993) while his novels – Blues Merbabu (2011) and 65 (2012) – are both about stories taking place around 1965 communist purge.1
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