Rain Chudori

Rain Chudori
Rain Chudori, 2018
Born (1994-11-10) November 10, 1994
Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation Writer
Nationality Indonesian
Period 2009–present
Website
rainchudori.net

Rain Chudori-Soerjoatmodjo (born November 10, 1994) is an Indonesian writer, curator, and actress.[1]

She is the daughter of the writer Leila Chudori and curator Yudhi Soerjoatmodjo, and granddaughter of the journalist Muhammad Chudori.[2]

Her first short story, Smoking With God, was published when she was 14. She has written for The Jakarta Post, The Jakarta Globe, and Tempo. She founded the literary journal The Murmur House.[3] Her first feature film Rocket Rain was nominated in Jogja-Netpac Film Festival and won the Geber Award. The film was nominated for Best Non-Cinema Feature Film and Best Director (won) in Apresiasi Film Indonesia. She was nominated for Best New Actress by Piala Maya Indonesia.[4]

Her short story collection Monsoon Tiger And Other Stories was published by KPG Gramedia in 2015.[5] It debuted in Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 and is on its sixth reprint. Chudori's second book, a novel titled Imaginary City, was published by KPG Gramedia in 2017.[6] It is her first novel, and is currently on its second reprint.

She is the founder of Comma Books, a publishing division under Penerbit KPG ([Gramedia]) that focuses on emerging Indonesian writers.

References

  1. ↑ "About Rain Chudori". www.rainchudori.com. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Downes, Meghan. "Leila S. Chudori : Khatulistiwa Award winner's commitment to the writing process". Jakarta Post. Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04.
  3. ↑ Figge, Katrin. "The Murmuring of Young Writers". Jakarta Globe. Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20.
  4. ↑ Thee, Marcel. "Directorial Debut 'Rocket Rain' Takes Odd Artistic Twists". Jakarta Globe. Jakarta Globe.
  5. ↑ Post, The Jakarta. "Monsoon tiger and other Stories: From woman for women". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  6. ↑ Shaidra, Aisha (18 October 2017). "Imaginary City, Novel Pertama Rain Chudori". tempo.co. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.


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