Oka Rusmini
Oka Rusmini was born in Jakarta, July 11, 1967. She lives in Denpasar, Bali. She writes poetry, novel, and short story.
Her published works are Monolog Pohon (1997), Tarian Bumi (2000), Sagra (2001), Kenanga (2003), Patiwangi (2003), Warna Kita (2007), Pandora (2008), Tempurung (2010), Akar Pule (2012), Saiban (2014).
Her novel Tarian Bumi has been translated into foreign languages: Erdentanz (Deutsch edition, 2007), Jordens Dans (Svenska edition, 2009), Earth Dance (English edition, 2011), and La danza della terra (Italian edition, 2015).
In the year 2002, she received the Best Poetry Award from Poetry Journal. In 2003, The Language Centre, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Indonesia, gave her the Literary Appreciation Award of Litera
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