# Leila Chudori
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'''Leila Salikha Chudori''' (born December 12, 1962) is an Indonesian journalist and writer.[{{cite news |url=http://m.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/10/the-dark-drama-a-woman.html |title=The dark drama of a woman |newspaper=Jakarta Post |date=January 10, 2010 |access-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211031506/http://m.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/10/the-dark-drama-a-woman.html |archive-date=February 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}] She won the [Southeast Asian Writers Award](/source/S.E.A._Write_Award) in 2020.[{{cite web|last=Partogi|first=Sebastian|title=Leila S. Chudori: Weaving family drama into political saga|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/06/28/leila-s-chudori-weaving-family-drama-into-political-saga.html|work=[The Jakarta Post](/source/The_Jakarta_Post)|date=June 28, 2020}}] Together with her daughter [Rain Chudori](/source/Rain_Chudori), Chudori founded ''Peron House''[{{Cite web|title=Peron House Debut: Bridging Literary Heritage and Innovation|url=https://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/programs/peron-house-debut-bridging-literary-heritage-and-innovation|website=Ubud Writers and Readers Festival|language=en}}] publishing company, which debuted in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in 2023.
==Biography==
Leila Salikha Chudori was born December 12, 1962, in [Jakarta](/source/Jakarta) and grew up there. She is the daughter of [Muhammad Chudori](/source/Muhammad_Chudori).[{{cite news |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/03/24/senior-journalist-and-post-founder-dies.html |title=Senior journalist and 'Post' founder dies |newspaper=Jakarta Post |date=March 24, 2013}}] She studied at [Trent University](/source/Trent_University) in [Ontario](/source/Ontario), [Canada](/source/Canada), graduating in 1988. She worked for the magazines ''Jakarta Jakarta'' and ''[Tempo](/source/Tempo_(Indonesian_magazine))''; the second magazine was banned[{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-TMhtk5AUYC&pg=PA64 |title=Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing |pages=64–65 |last=Miller |first=Jane Eldridge |year=2001 |isbn=0415159806}}] by the [New Order](/source/New_Order_(Indonesia)) regime of President [Suharto](/source/Suharto) in 1994.[{{cite news |url=http://www.insideindonesia.org/seeking-identity-seeking-indonesia |title=Seeking identity, seeking Indonesia |publisher=Inside Indonesia |date=October 2013 |last=Chudori |first=Leila}}]
Her first stories were published in children's magazines ''Si Kuncung'', ''Kawanku'' and ''Hai'' when she was only 12.[ Chudori later wrote scripts for the television series ''Dunia Tanpa Koma''. She received an award for best television scriptwriter at the 2007 Bandung Film Festival.][ She also wrote the script for the 2008 film ''Drupadi''. In 2009, she published a collection of stories ''9 dari Nadira''.][ In 2026, her novel ''The Sea Speaks His Name'' was adapted into a [feature film of the same name](/source/The_Sea_Speaks_His_Name), directed by [Yosep Anggi Noen](/source/Yosep_Anggi_Noen). She also co-wrote the screenplay with Noen.][{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/reza-rahadian-dian-sastrowardoyo-the-sea-speaks-his-name-1236596943/|title=Reza Rahadian, Dian Sastrowardoyo Lead Yosep Anggi Noen's 'The Sea Speaks His Name'|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|date=1 December 2025|accessdate=19 March 2026|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}]
Her daughter [Rain Chudori](/source/Rain_Chudori) also writes short stories.[{{cite web |url=http://association-franco-indonesienne-pasar-malam.com/sites/default/files/brochure-fr.pdf |title=Paris vu de Jakarta |publisher=Association franco-indonésienne Pasar Malam |date=October 13, 2014}}{{in lang|fr}}]
== Selected works ==
* ''Malam Terakhir'' (The Last Night), short stories (1989)[
* ''9 Dari Nadira'', short stories (2009)][{{cite web|title=9 Dari Nadira|url=http://kineruku.com/9-dari-nadira/|website=Kineruku}}]
* ''Pulang'', novel (2012),[{{cite news |url=http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/archive/novel-pulang-asks-tough-questions-of-indonesia/ |title=Novel 'Pulang' Asks Tough Questions of Indonesia |publisher=Jakarta Globe |date=December 18, 2012 |access-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211034147/http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/archive/novel-pulang-asks-tough-questions-of-indonesia/ |archive-date=February 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}] awarded the Khatulistiwa Literary Award;[ translated by John H. McGlynn as ''Home'' (Deep Vellum, 2015; {{ISBN|1941920101}})
* ''Laut Bercerita'', novel (2018), 2020 [Southeast Asian Writers Award](/source/S.E.A._Write_Award) winner;]