Afrizal Malna (born 7 June 1957 in Jakarta, Indonesia), is an Indonesian activist, writer of prose, poetry, and theatrical texts.[1]
Biography
Afrizal Malna before beginning his career into writing, studied at the Driyakara College of Philosophy. His poems are predominantly an expression of material aspects in urban existence. Taking images from daily life, Malna juxtaposes them to bring forth the noise and chaos of our existence today. He is fond of seeking connections among different objects in his poems, which he describes as "visual grammar of things". In 1995, Afrizal Malna participated in the International Poets Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He is also a featured poet on the Poetry International Web. His poetry collection Teman-Temanku dari Atap Bahasa (My Friends from the Roof of Language), published in 2008 was chosen as the best literary work of 2009 by the Indonesian news magazine Tempo. He is associated with a number of magazines, such as Horizon, Kompas Daily, News Buana, Republic, Rule of the People, Java Post, Surabaya Post, and Mind of Representatives.[2]
Besides composing poems, Afrizal Malna has also written short stories and has published two prose books, Novel yang Malas Mengisahkan Manusia (A Novel Reluctant to Tell of Humans) in 2003, and Lubang dari Separuh Langit (A Hole from Half the Sky) in 2004.[3] In his book entitled Journey Theatre Anthology Second Body and the Word, Afrizal Malna talks about theater.[4] In order to discuss theater across Indonesia, Afrizal Malna has traveled to Switzerland and Hamburg.[5]
Awards
Best Literary Work 2009 from the Indonesian news magazine Tempo for the poetry collection Teman-Temanku dari Atap Bahasa
Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa Awards for Best Poetry Anthology 2013
Best Performing Art Critic 2014 from Ministry of Culture and Education of the Indonesian Republic
DAAD Berliner Kuenstlerprogramm des DAAD stipendium (Artist in Residence of 2014–2015)[7]
Publications
Malna, Afrizal (1984). Abad yang berlari (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Lembaga Penerbit Altermed, Yayasan Lingkaran Merahputih. OCLC63976414.
Malna, Afrizal (1985). Mitos mitos kecemasan (in Indonesian). Jakarta Timur: de auteur. OCLC67718765.
Malna, Afrizal (1986). Menengok tradisi : sebuah alternatif bagi teater modern (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Dewan Kesenian Jakarta. OCLC18685041.
Malna, Afrizal (1986). Sketsa sastra Indonesia I (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Sastra Kita. OCLC68830030.
Malna, Afrizal (1989). Forum Teater Naskah Jerman : beberapa pemikiran tentang pementasan naskah Barat oleh teater Indonesia : sumber, Diskusi Forum Teater Naskah Jerman, 19-25 Juni 1988, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Goethe-Institut. OCLC21375282.
Malna, Afrizal (1990). Yang berdiam dalam mikropon : kumpulan sajak (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Medan Satra Indonesia. OCLC246412987.
Malna, Afrizal (1993). Saya menyetrika pakaian : empat kumpulan sajak (in Indonesian). Jakarta. OCLC69262986.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Malna, Afrizal (1995). Biography of reading : collected poems. Jakarta. OCLC68876886.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Malna, Afrizal (1996). Tiang hitam belukar malam : 20 puisi pilihan (in Indonesian). Bandung: Diterbitkan untuk Forum Sastra Bandung oleh Rekamedia Multiprakarsa. OCLC64681453.
Malna, Afrizal (1996). Korek api membakar almari es : kumpulan puisi Made Wianta, 1979-1995 (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Yayasan Bentang Budaya. ISBN9789798793127. OCLC35229500.
Malna, Afrizal (1999). Kalung dari teman : pilihan sajak (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia. ISBN9789796695478. OCLC45762020.
Malna, Afrizal (2000). Sesuatu Indonesia : personifikasi pembaca yang tak bersih (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Yayasan Bentang Budaya. ISBN9789798793899. OCLC44877041.
Malna, Afrizal (2002). Dalam rahim ibuku tak ada anjing (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Bentang Budaya. ISBN9789793062525. OCLC51722444.
Malna, Afrizal (2003). Ayam berwarna hijau jatuh dari mulutku (in Indonesian). Makassar: Meditatif. OCLC82149653.
Malna, Afrizal (2003). Seperti sebuah novel yang malas mengisahkan manusia : kumpulan prosa (in Indonesian). Magelang: IndonesiaTera. ISBN9789799375742. OCLC54373316.
Malna, Afrizal (2003). Rakyat miskin kota menulis riwayatnya sendiri : 5 tahun jaringan rakyat miskin kota (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Yayasan Sosial Indonesia untuk Kemanusiaan. OCLC66485028.
Malna, Afrizal (2004). Hanafi : dive into (in English and Indonesian). Jakarta: Studiohanafi. OCLC60796072.
Malna, Afrizal (2004). Lubang dari separuh langit (in English and Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Akademi Kebudayaan Yogyakarta. ISBN9789799834133. OCLC60321699.
Malna, Afrizal (2004). Borobudur agitatif : seni, inter-kosmologi, Magelang (in Indonesian). Magelang, Jawa Tengah: Galeri Langgeng. ISBN9789799750112. OCLC77332770.
Malna, Afrizal (2008). Teman-temanku dari atap bahasa : kumpulan puisi Afrizal Malna (in Indonesian). Jogjakarta: Lafadl Pustaka. ISBN9789799626882. OCLC291194911.
Malna, Afrizal (2009). Ruang di bawah telinga : biografi seni rupa Made Wianta [Space under the ears : fine art biography of Made Wianta] (in English and Indonesian). Jakarta: O House Gallery. ISBN978-602-95863-0-5. OCLC604996182.
Malna, Afrizal (2010). Perjalanan teater kedua : antologi tubuh dan kata (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Indonesia Contemporary Art Network. ISBN978-602-98319-0-0. OCLC703617764.
Malna, Afrizal (2010). Salam bekti : Nasirun (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Sangkring Art Space. OCLC752229854.
Druckmaschine Drittmensch (Ulrike Draesner, interlinearuebersetzungen von Sophie Mahakam Anggawi, Katrin Bandel, DAAD -Berliner Kuenstlerprogramm des DAAD, 2015)