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Oct 14, 2024
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Sep 23, 2024
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Sep 14, 2024
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Aug 09, 2024
Rio Johan
WriterRio Johan was born in Baturaja, South Sumatra in 1990. His first book, a short story collection, Aksara Amananunna (The Alphabets of Amananunna; Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, 2014), received Tempo Magazine’s award for Best Prose Fiction in 2014, while his first novel, Ibu Susu (Mother’s Milk; Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, 2017), received the Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa for Best First/Second Book in 2018. His other works include Buanglah Hajat pada Tempatnya (Dump Your Business in the Right Place; Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, 2020), Rekayasa Buah (Genetically Modified Fruit; Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2021), Karavansara (Caravansary; Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2022), and Orang Keren Tidak Menengok ke Arah Ledakan (Cool Guys Don’t Look at Explosions; Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2023).
He is also a translator of French literature into Indonesian and currently lives in Paris.1
Book(s)
Orang Keren Tidak Menengok ke Arah Ledakan
Collection of Short Stories
220 page(s), Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Rekayasa Buah
Collection of Short Stories
240 page(s), Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Buanglah Hajat pada Tempatnya
(Dispose of Waste Properly)
Novel
396 page(s), Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (KPG)
Ibu Susu
Novel (E)
208 page(s), Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (KPG)
Aksara Amananunna
Collection of Short Stories
240 page(s), Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (KPG)
In the Headlines
UWRF News / As Seen On
Apr 30, 2024
Asymptote / Translations
Jul 01, 2023
Tor.com / What Media Says
May 10, 2021
Samovar / Translations
Apr 26, 2021
Jakarta Post / As Seen On
Dec 29, 2020
UWRF News / As Seen On
May 01, 2015
Jakarta Globe / As Seen On
Mar 10, 2015
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