Djenar Maesa Ayu (born 14 January 1973) is an Indonesian novelist, short story writer, actress, screenwriter, and filmmaker. Her work has variously been described as “provocative and lurid”, and unique and brave. The daughter of film director Sjumandjaja and actress Tuti Kirana, she began writing while studying at elementary school. After graduation, Ayu worked as a television presenter for a short time before beginning to write professionally. Djenar has published six anthologies of short stories and a novel. Her short story, ‘Suckling Father’ became The Best Short Story of Jurnal Perempuan 2003, while ‘Nayla’s Time’ won the award of Kompas Best Short Story in the same year. She debuted as an actress in 2006 with “The Lost Briefcase”, and since then, she has cooperated with Joko Anwar, Cornelio Sunny and Edwin, among others and has won an award for Best Supporting Actress at Festival Film Bandung 2017. Djenar directed her first film ‘They Say,...
- 3/29/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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