# Oka Rusmini > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Oka_Rusmini > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Oka_Rusmini.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oka_Rusmini > Source revision: 1344287072 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indonesian writer and poet}} {{Infobox writer |name = Oka Rusmini |image = |caption = |birth_name = Ida Ayu Oka Rusmini |birth_date = |birth_place = [Jakarta](/source/Jakarta), Indonesia |occupation = Writer, journalist |education = Literature, [Udayana University](/source/Udayana_University) |nationality = Indonesian |citizenship = |language = [Indonesian](/source/Indonesian_language) |genre = [poetry](/source/poetry), [novel](/source/novel), [children's story](/source/children's_literature), [short story](/source/short_story), [essay](/source/essay) |subject = women in the Balenese patriarchal society |movement = |notableworks = ''Dance of the Earth'' |period = [Reform Era Generation](/source/Indonesian_literature) (1994–present) |spouse = Arif Bagus Prasetyo |partner = |children = Pasha Renaisan |relatives = |awards = [S.E.A. Write Award](/source/S.E.A._Write_Award) (2012), Khatulistiwa Literary Award (2014), etc |signature = |website = |portaldisp = }} '''Ida Ayu Oka Rusmini''', known as '''Oka Rusmini''', is an Indonesian poet and novelist. She is a recipient of the [S.E.A. Write Award](/source/S.E.A._Write_Award). ==Biography== She was born in [Jakarta](/source/Jakarta), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia). Her writing is characteristic of the condition of women in the patriarchal culture in traditional society.{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/617898.Oka_Rusmini/|title=Oka Rusmini|publisher=[goodreads](/source/goodreads)|access-date=3 November 2011}}{{better source|date=August 2021}} Oka has to her credit collections of short stories, poems and novels. Oka's poem has also been included along with twelve other Balinese contributors in a book entitled ''Bali Living in Two Worlds'', edited by [Urs Ramseyer](/source/Urs_Ramseyer) from the [Museum der Kulturen Basel](/source/Museum_der_Kulturen_Basel) in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland).{{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/01/23/oka-rusmini039s-pen-breaks-tradition.html/|title=Oka Rusmini's pen breaks tradition|publisher=[The Jakarta Post](/source/The_Jakarta_Post)|access-date=3 November 2011}} Oka has also served as the fashion editor in the ''[Bali Post](/source/Bali_Post)'', the largest local newspaper in [Bali](/source/Bali). She has been speaking at various national and international literary forums, such as the [Ubud Writers and Readers Festival](/source/Ubud_Writers_and_Readers_Festival) in Bali; the Pulpit Poet 21st Century at [Taman Ismail Marzuki](/source/Taman_Ismail_Marzuki), Jakarta in 1996; [ASEAN](/source/ASEAN) Writers Writing Program, 1997; International Poetry Festival, [Surakarta](/source/Surakarta), 2002 and that in Denpasar, Bali in 2003. She represented Indonesia at the Winternachten Literature Festival in [The Hague](/source/The_Hague) and [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam), the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). In 2003, she was invited as a guest author at the [University of Hamburg](/source/University_of_Hamburg), [Germany](/source/Germany).{{cite web|url=https://perca.blogspot.com/2007/11/oka-rusmini-menulis-itu-buat-saya.html/ |title=Oka Rusmini: Interview |publisher=Rag |access-date=3 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316010022/http://perca.blogspot.com/2007/11/oka-rusmini-menulis-itu-buat-saya.html |archive-date=March 16, 2009 }} ==Awards== In 1994, she won the best short story prize for her entry "Putu Menolong Tuhan" in the [Femina](/source/Femina_(Indonesia)) magazine, which was also translated as "Putu Helps his God" by [Vern Cork](/source/Vern_Cork) and included in a book ''Bali Behind the Seen'', published in [Australia](/source/Australia). In the same magazine, her novel "Sagra" won the prize for the novel category. This was followed by the ''Horizon'' literary magazine best short story award for her collection of stories entitled "Pemahat Abad", translated as ''The Sculptor of the Century'', between the periods of 1999–2000. Her short story "The Century Carver" has been translated into English by [Pamela Allen](/source/Pamela_Allen). ''Poetry'' Journal awarded her with the best poetry in 2002. In 2003, her novel ''Tarian Bumi'', "Dance of the Earth" was hailed as the "Work Honorees Writing Literature 2003" by the [Ministry of Education](/source/Ministry_of_Education), Language Centre, Indonesia.{{cite web|url=http://indonesiatera.com/Profil/Penulis/OKA-RUSMINI/menu-id-1.html/|title=Oka Rusmini|publisher=[IndonesiaTera](/source/IndonesiaTera)|access-date=3 November 2011|archive-date=13 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513105230/http://indonesiatera.com/Profil/Penulis/OKA-RUSMINI/menu-id-1.html|url-status=dead}} The novel has been translated in German and is in process to be translated into English by [Lontar Foundation](/source/Lontar_Foundation). ==Publications== * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title =Monolog Pohon: 30 Sajak |trans-title=Monologue Tree |publisher = Griya Budaya |location = Denpasar |year = 1997 |language=id |oclc=68081169 }} * ''Utan Kayu: Tafseer in Games'' (1998) * ''Bali: The Morning After'' (Australia, 2000) * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title =Sagra |publisher = IndonesiaTera |location = Magelang |year = 2001 |language=id |isbn =978-979-9375-43-8 |id = {{ISBN|979-9375-43-6}}|oclc=48266060 }} * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title =Bali: living in two worlds : a critical self-portrait |publisher = Museum der Kulturen Basel |location =Germany |year = 2001 |isbn =978-3-7965-1873-7 |id = {{ISBN|3-7965-1873-7}}|oclc=49847870 }} * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title =Kenanga |publisher = Gramedia Widiasarana |location = Indonesia |year = 2003 |language=id |isbn =978-979-732-168-0 |id = {{ISBN|979-732-168-1}}|oclc=52757274 }} * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title =Patiwangi |publisher = Bentang Budaya |location = Jogjakarta, Jakarta |year = 2003 |language=id |isbn =978-979-3062-96-9 |id = {{ISBN|979-3062-96-7}}|oclc=53059140 }} * ''Boxwood'' (2003) * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title = Malaikat biru kota Hobart : suara dari Bali |publisher = Logung Pustaka : Akar Indonesia |location = Jogjakarta |year = 2004 |language=id |oclc= 58536543 }} * {{cite book |last=McGlynn |first=John |title =Menagerie: Indonesian fiction, poetry, photographs, essays, Volume 4 |publisher = Lontar Foundation |location = Jakarta |year = 2006 }} * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title =Warna kita : seratus puisi pilihan |publisher = Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia |location = Jakarta |year = 2007 |language=id |isbn =978-979-759-710-8 |id = {{ISBN|979-759-710-5}}|oclc=138344720 }} * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title =Erdentanz [Roman aus Bali] |publisher = Bad Honnef Horlemann |location = Germany |year = 2007 |language=de |isbn =978-3-89502-234-0 |id ={{ISBN|3-89502-234-9}} |oclc=188168178 }} * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title = Tarian bumi : sebuah novel |trans-title=Dance of the Earth |publisher = Gramedia Pustaka Utama |location = Jakarta |year = 2007 |language=id |isbn = 978-979-22-2877-9 |id = {{ISBN|979-22-2877-2}} |oclc = 169896533 }} * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title =Pandora : kumpulan puisi |publisher = Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia |location = Jakarta |year = 2008 |language=id |isbn =|oclc=271872265 }} * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title =Kundangdya |publisher = Pusat Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional |location = Jakarta |year = 2009 |language=id |isbn =978-979-685-965-8 |id ={{ISBN|979-685-965-3}} |oclc=599052170 }} * {{cite book |last=Rusmini |first=Oka |title =Tempurung |publisher = Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia |location = Jakarta |year = 2010 |language=id |isbn =978-979-081-063-1 |id ={{ISBN|979-081-063-6}} |oclc=645787765 }} * ''Color We'' (2007) * ''The Century Carver'' (2009) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://rereadinglives.blogspot.com/2010/08/century-carver-by-oka-rusmini.html] Rereading Lives: "Century Carver" by Oka Rusmini * [http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/portal/article/viewArticle/1416] PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, Vol 7, No 2 (2010): "Outcaste by Choice: Re-Genderings in a Short Story by Oka Rusmini" * [http://insideindonesia.org/edition-66-apr-jun-2001/reviews-marrying-up-in-bali-3007488] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321003901/http://www.insideindonesia.org/edition-66-apr-jun-2001/reviews-marrying-up-in-bali-3007488 |date=2012-03-21 }} Inside Indonesia: "Marrying Up in Bali" * [http://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/index.php?option=com_php&Itemid=70&id=42] Singapore Writers Festival {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rusmini, Oka}} Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Indonesian women novelists Category:21st-century Indonesian novelists Category:Indonesian women short story writers Category:Indonesian essayists Category:20th-century Indonesian women writers Category:21st-century Indonesian women writers Category:20th-century Indonesian poets Category:21st-century Indonesian poets Category:Indonesian newspaper editors Category:Udayana University 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