Author: randy.ridwansyah
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Abdulrazak Gurnah, 2021 Nobel Laureate in Literature
Earlier this semester in the Advanced Studies in Literature class, the poem “Telephone Conversation” by the 1986 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Wole Soyinka was discussed. Soyinka was the first African to receive this prestigious award. The poem itself deals with the gap that stretches between human beings due to cultural differences, particularly that which occurs…
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Surviving the Pandemic: How Teater Koma Manages to Do It
When we think of the word “theater”, the mind often conjures up an image of performers on a stage, clad in colorful and elaborate costumes, acting and telling a story live for the audience in front of them. But the coming of the pandemic proved incompatible with the live theater. Rather than risk spreading the…
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Minanto: A Shortlisted Candidate for Penghargaan Sastra Kemendikbud RI 2021
Minanto, a graduate of English Studies at Universitas Padjadjaran, is an award-winning author shortlisted as a candidate for the 2021 Literary Award by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Penghargaan Sastra Kemendikbud RI). Minanto was born on June 6, 1992 in Indramayu, Jawa Barat. He was born in…