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Ngarto Februana was born
on February 4, 1967, in Batu City, East Java, Indonesia. His birth name is Ngarto Pebruono. His middle and elementary education was finished in his birth town. After graduating from State Senior High School of Batu, he continued his study at Indonesian Department, Faculty Of Letters, University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Central Java, finished in 1995. Besides active in mass media campus, he often write short
stories in local mass media and Jakarta, for example Bernas daily, Masa
Kini daily, Eksponen (Yogyakarta), Suara Indonesia (Malang), Suara
Pembaruan, Bisnis Indonesia, Idola magazine, Ceria magazine,
Aneka magazine, and others. His short story with title "Imajinasi"
loaded in book of selected of short stories Maling (1994); "Ancaman
(Threat)" in Teacher Tarno anthology (Selected Short Stories by
Bernas, 1994); and "Lewat Tengah Malam" (Pass Midnight) in
Candramawa anthology (Selected Short Stories by Bernas, 1995); "Katak Sudah
Mati" (Frog Have Died) loaded in anthology of Grafiti Imaji (Institution of
Literature Multimedia, 2002). His novel was published: Lorong Tanpa Cahaya
(The Alley Without Light) (1999), Menolak Panggilan Pulang (Refusing Call
Come Home) (2000), Tapol (Political Prisoner) (2002). Since April 1997
until February 2000, he worked as copy editor of D&R magazine. Afterwards he
worked in Semanggi tabloid (Mei-November 2000). December 2000 until October
2001, he worked in Detak tabloid as editor. He also have become the contributor
for Pantau magazine. November 2001 until now he work as editorial staff in Data
Center and Analyze TEMPO. Ngarto have followed the program of novel writing
carried out by Majelis Sastra Asia Tenggara (South-East Asia Literature Chamber
in Bogor, Indonesia, at October 2001. He also write film script, for example
"Darlis" (TVRI 2003).
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Novels of Ngarto
Februana
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LORONG TANPA CAHAYA (The Alley without Light)
 First edition June 1999; 221
pages, Publisher: Media Pressindo, Yogyakarta
(Second edition 2000)
The first novel of
Ngarto Februana tell us a child which born and grow in prostitution kampong.
Because cannot bear it, he leave. After adult he return, and start involved in
contention for contention. He fight with his sexuality: falling in love with a
prostitute. He fight with something that he don't know on behalf of past grudge
or protest arbitrary. And fight with the giant creature in his dream. Fighting
with his self till at one he have to forget anything....
MENOLAK PANGGILAN PULANG
(REFUSING CALL COME HOME)
Preface by Bakdi Soemanto; First
edition July 2000; 206 pages, price Rp 18.000; Publisher Media Pressindo,
Yogyakarta.
The novel have
cultural background of Dayak tribe in Meratus Mountain, South Kalimantan. By
read the novel, we will know about Dayak wise that we have never recognize
before. Complete with portraying of ceremony ritual. Also about horror
decapitation. There is also importance contention of between forest entrepreneur
and Dayak tribe which is detached ever that. Then how chance Utay, son of lead
the tribe, betraying his ancestor land for the shake of personal ambition?
TAPOL (Political Prisoner)
First edition September 2002;
Second edition April 2003. Publisher Media Pressindo, Yogyakarta; 174 pages.
Tapol
(political prisoner) is the novel based on history fact. And this processed by
the writer excellently. From there we can read the sketch of tragedy of human
being that happened in circle of event of human being history tragic Indonesia,
that is G30S / PKI , 1965. (Comment by Dr. Anhar Gonggong, Indonesian
historian).
[book
review]
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Dispute
The problem appear one year after my grandfather died. I
twelve year age that moment, but my curiosity very big to
complicated problem making concerned grandmother and
sorrow, so that all way of I go through although stealth
and play to peep, to know the problem truthfully... More
Deviation
I have mortgage my
freedom with the matrimony. But potency hidden coherent at
myself in the reality difficult to be negated. Perhaps
this born in every boy. And, that rebellion end at a
tragedy.
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in the beautifully
heart garden
actually only the dreaming
the thorn, my dear
how a wild to hurt my heart
so I realize that everything is only
the dreaming
because I fail to possess you
you are obviously not my possession
and the waving of your hand: say good bye
so much tear the hurt in my heart
good bye, my dear
don’t you go back in to may life forever
Yogyakarta, 5 May
1993
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My
introduction with him show that Ngarto Februana is writer who
give to his readers an promise that his work later will enough
jar. Because that, he have the right to continuous to get the
opportunity his work is publicized and answered. (Bakdi Soemanto,
in introductory of "Menolak Panggilan Pulang"). More
As Amante had reported
here, there was another harassment inflicted by the Suharto gov't
on you. It was really horrible and personally, I was too much
worried also on the welfare or the comrade. Most of those in the
list who were arrested are my friends or whom I know when I went
there in your place. Anyway, the student movement (through the
physics) of the Phils. is planning to organize a condemnation
rally or any sort of solidarity activity on your cause of seeking
justice for the comrades who were harassed. (A letters from Norchi)
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