Anwar Ridhwan

Anwar Ridhwan.

Dr. Anwar Ridhwan or Mohd Anwar Ridhwan (born 5 August 1949) is a Malaysian novelist and writer.

A short Biography

Anwar Ridhwan was born into an agricultural based family in Sungai Besar, Selangor. He graduated from University Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973, then Masters of Arts in 1983 and finally finished his doctorate (Ph.D) in 1998. Soon he pursue his career in Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) until resignation in 2005 as Production Director of DBP.[1] On 11 August 2009, he was officially announced as the nation's 10th Sasterawan Negara by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in his office in Putrajaya.[2]

Writings

He is novelist and a short story writer. His first novel, Hari-hari Terakhir Seorang Seniman (The Last Days of the Artist) won the Yayasan Sabah-GAPENA Novel Prize of 1979. Arus (Stream) (1985) won the Malaysian Literary Prize of 1984/1985. Among his famous short stories are Perjalanan Terakhir (The Last Journey) (1971), Dunia adalah Sebuah Apartmen (The World is Just an Apartment)(1973), Sesudah Perang (After the War)(1976) and Dari Kiev ke Moskova (From Kiev To Moscow) (1992). Naratif Ogonshoto (The Tales of Ogonshoto) won the Sastera Perdana Award of Malaysia 2000/2001 which was inspired and finally finished by Dr. Anwar Ridhwan in Japan. The novel with another title, Bili i Nebili Ostrovov Ogonsoto (True and Imaginary Stories of Ogonshoto) was published in Russian (translated by Victor Pogadaev) in 2006, Sanct-Petersburg (Paideia).[3] Among the latest works are Penyeberang Sempadan (Border Crossing) (2012)[4] and Wajah Timur Lidah Barat. Permasalahan Imperialisme Linguistik di Malaysia (The Eastern Face, The Western Tongue. A Problem of Linguistic Imperialism in Malaysia)(2012)[5]

Achievements

  1. Karya Sastera Prize of Malaysia (Hadiah Karya Sastera Malaysia) - Short Story "Perjalanan Terakhir (1971)
  2. Karya Sastera Prize of Malaysia (Hadiah Karya Sastera Malaysia) - Short Story Dunia Adalah Sebuah Apartmen (1973)
  3. Karya Sastera Prize of Malaysia (Hadiah Karya Sastera Malaysia) - Short Story Sesudah Perang (1976)
  4. Karya Sastera Prize of Malaysia (Hadiah Karya Sastera Malaysia) - Short Story Sasaran,
  5. Karya Sastera Prize of Malaysia (Hadiah Karya Sastera Malaysia) - Short Story Sahabat (1982)
  6. Karya Sastera Prize of Malaysia (Hadiah Karya Sastera Malaysia) - Short Story Menjadi Tua (1983)
  7. 1st Prize Novel Writing Competition by Yayasan Sabah dan GAPENA 1 Hari-hari Terakhir Seorang Seniman (1979)
  8. Malaysian Literary Prize (Hadiah Sastera Malaysia) 1984/1985 with the novel Arus
  9. Sastera Perdana Award (Anugerah Sastera Perdana) 2002
  10. 10th National Laureate Award (Anugerah Sasterawan Negara ke-10) on 20 August 2009 by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=431910 Bernama 10th National Laureate
  2. ↑ http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/110310 MalaysiaKini Dr Anwar Ridhwan
  3. ↑ Pogadaev, V. A. Tvorcheskie Poiski Anwara Ridwana (The Creative Searches of Anwar Ridhwan) - in.: Anwar Ridhwan. Bili i Nebili Ostrovov Ogonsoto. St.-P.: Paideia, 2006, p. 3-5
  4. ↑ Anwar Ridhwan. Penyeberang Sempadan. Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn Bhd, 2012
  5. ↑ Anwar Ridhwan. Wajah Timur Lidah Barat. Permasalahan Imperialisme Linguistik di Malaysia. Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (ATMA) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2012.

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