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30 October 2025 | 13:45 - 14:45
Valley Stage

Leila S. Chudori is a long-standing titan of ineffable questions in Indonesian fiction and journalism. Chudori’s literary portfolio is expansive. Having first published fiction at age 12 in 1989, her work has now been translated into five languages across short story collections, award-winning novels (Pulang), television (Dunia Tanpa Koma), and film (Drupadi) scripts. Her writing is grounded in nuanced explorations of cultural identity and literature’s capacity to confront silence. Her evocative historical novel Laut Bercerita (The Sea Speaks His Name) won the 2020 Southeast Asian Writers Award and currently celebrates its 100th print. Her family-owned publishing company, Peron House, had its debut in 2023 at the Festival. Join us and listen to unravel the interwoven threads of her life and work.

Leila S. Chudori adalah sosok besar yang telah lama menghadirkan pertanyaan-pertanyaan sulit dalam sastra dan jurnalisme Indonesia. Portofolio literernya sangat luas. Ia pertama kali menerbitkan karya fiksi pada usia 12 tahun, pada 1989, dan karyanya kini telah diterjemahkan ke dalam lima bahasa, meliputi kumpulan cerpen, novel pemenang penghargaan (Pulang), skenario televisi (Dunia Tanpa Koma), dan film (Drupadi). Tulisan-tulisannya berakar pada eksplorasi bernuansa mengenai identitas budaya serta kemampuan sastra untuk menghadapi kesunyian. Novel sejarahnya, Laut Bercerita (The Sea Speaks His Name), memenangkan Southeast Asian Writers Award 2020 dan kini merayakan cetakan ke-100. Rumah penerbitan milik keluarganya, Peron House, memulai debutnya pada 2023 di Festival. Bergabunglah bersama kami dan dengarkan kisah hidup serta karya-karyanya yang saling terkait.

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