Alisjahbana, Sutan Takdir

Japanese: アリシャバナ（英語表記）Alisjahbana， Sutan Takdir

Born: February 11, 1908 in Natal, North Sumatra
[Died] July 17, 1994. Jakarta Indonesian poet, novelist, critic and linguist. After graduating from a teachers' college, he studied law and received his bachelor's degree in 1942. In 1933, he founded the literary magazine Pejanga Baru with Almain Pane and others. During the Japanese military administration, he led the Indonesian Language Committee and worked hard to establish academic terminology. He is a leading figure in the intellectual world, having written works that discuss not only language and literature but also Indonesian culture in general. He was chairman of the Jakarta Arts Institute. His representative novels include Lajar Terkembang (The Unfolded Sails) (1936) and Grotta Azzurra (1970-1971).

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Japanese:

[生]1908.2.11. 北スマトラ，ナタル
[没]1994.7.17. ジャカルタ
インドネシアの詩人，小説家，評論家，国語学者。師範学校を卒業後，法律を学び，1942年法学士。 33年アルメイン・パネらと文学雑誌『プジャンガ・バル』を創刊した。日本軍政時代にはインドネシア語委員会を率いて学術用語の制定に尽力した。言語，文学にとどまらず広くインドネシア文化を論じた著作ももつ論壇の重鎮である。ジャカルタ芸術院議長。小説の代表作『広げられた帆』 Lajar Terkembang (1936) ，『グロッタ・アズラ』 Grotta Azzurra (70～71) 。

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