Indian Printer and Publisher / As Seen On
Mar 12, 2025
BRIN / What Media Says
Mar 08, 2025
Jakarta Post / What Media Says
Feb 11, 2025
Antara / What Media Says
Feb 10, 2025
Y. B. Mangunwijaya
Writer
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An Indonesian architect, writer, and Catholic religious leader. He was popularly known as Romo Mangun (Father Mangun). He was the author of many novels, short stories, essays and non-fiction works. He produced many anthology of novels such as Ikan-ikan Hiu, Ido, Homa (The Sharks, Ido, Homa), Roro Mendut, Durga/Umayi, Burung-Burung Manyar (The Weaverbirds), and his essays were published in various newspapers in Indonesia. His work, Sastra dan Religiositas (Literature and Religiosity) was awarded as the best non-fiction book in 1982, while his novel The Weaverbirds received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1996.
Book(s)
Ikan-ikan Hiu, Ido, Homa
Novel
page(s), Penerbit Buku Kompas
Burung-Burung Rantau
Novel
370 page(s), Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Burung-Burung Manyar
(The Weaverbirds)
Novel
406 page(s), Penerbit Buku Kompas
Rumah Bambu
Collection of Short Stories
200 page(s), Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (KPG)
Rara Mendut: Sebuah Trilogi
Novel
806 page(s), Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Durga/Umayi: A Novel
Novel
224 page(s), University of Washington Press
In the Headlines
Tribunal 1965 / As Seen On
Oct 21, 2015
University of Tasmania, Open Access Repository / Papers
Jun 12, 2007
UCANEWS / What Media Says
Jul 19, 1996
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