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Ratih Kumala
WriterBorn Jakarta (Jun 04, 1980), currently resides in Jakarta
Personal Web http://www.ratihkumala.com
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Personal Web http://www.ratihkumala.com
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She finished her study in Sebelas Maret University of Surakarta-Indonesia, majoring English Literature. Author of five books; Tabula Rasa (novel), Genesis (novel) and Larutan Senja (collected fiction), Kronik Betawi (novel) and Gadis Kretek (novel).
Not only writing books, she also write screenplay. Now she lives in Jakarta with her husband, Eka Kurniawan, who is also a writer, and their baby daughter Kidung Kinanti Kurniawan.1
Book(s)
Cigarette Girl
Novel
296 page(s), Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Bastian dan Jamur Ajaib
Collection of Short Stories
130 page(s), Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Gadis Kretek
(Cigarette Girl)
Novel
288 page(s),
Un Soir du Paris
Collection of Short Stories
144 page(s), Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Smokol: Cerpen Kompas Pilihan 2008
Collection of Short Stories
169 page(s), Penerbit Buku Kompas
In the Headlines
Jakarta Post / As Seen On
May 21, 2024
Nikkei Asia / All Things Books
Feb 03, 2024
Vogue Singapore / All Things Books
Nov 07, 2023
Jakarta Post / As Seen On
Dec 19, 2017
Jakarta Post / What Media Says
Oct 16, 2017
Southeast Asia Globe / As Seen On
Jan 05, 2017
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