Chairil Anwar
Chairil Anwar (26 July 1922 – 28 April 1949) was an Indonesian poet and member of the "1945 Generation" of writers. He is estimated to have written 96 works, including 70 individual poems.Anwar was born and raised in Medan, North Sumatra, before moving to Batavia with his mother in 1940, where he began to enter the local literary circles. After publishing his first poem in 1942, Anwar continued to write. However, his poems were at times censored by the Japanese, who were then occupying Indonesia. Living rebelliously, Anwar wrote extensively, often about death. He died in Jakarta of an unknown illness.
His work dealt with various themes, including death, individualism, and existentialism, and were often multi-interpretable. Drawing influence from foreign poets, Anwar used everyday language and new syntax to write his poetry, which has been noted as aiding the development of the Indonesian language. His poems were often constructed irregularly, but with individual patterns. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Anwar, Chairil, 1922-1949
Published 1974Singapore : University Education Press, 1974.v, 132 pages ; 18 cm.Also issued online. -
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Published 1953Jogjakarta, Bagian Kesenian Djawatan Kebudajaan Kem. P. P. & K. [1953]72 p. illus. 18 cm. -
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Published 1974Singapore : University Education Press, 1974.1 online resource (v, 132 pages)Center for Research Libraries
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Published 1976[Jakarta] : Pustaka Jaya, 1976.71 p. ; 21 cm.Other Authors: “...Anwar, Chairil, 1922-1949...”