Leila Chudori
Indonesian journalist and writer
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Leila Salikha Chudori (born December 12, 1962) is an Indonesian journalist and writer.[1] She won the Southeast Asian Writers Award in 2020.[2] Together with her daughter Rain Chudori, Chudori founded Peron House[3] publishing company, which debuted in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in 2023.
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Biography
Leila Salikha Chudori was born December 12, 1962, in Jakarta and grew up there. She is the daughter of Muhammad Chudori.[4] She studied at Trent University in Ontario, Canada, graduating in 1988. She worked for the magazines Jakarta Jakarta and Tempo; the second magazine was banned[5] by the New Order regime of President Suharto in 1994.[6]
Her first stories were published in children's magazines Si Kuncung, Kawanku and Hai when she was only 12.[1] 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.[7] She also wrote the script for the 2008 film Drupadi. In 2009, she published a collection of stories 9 dari Nadira.[1] In 2026, her novel The Sea Speaks His Name was adapted into a feature film of the same name, directed by Yosep Anggi Noen. She also co-wrote the screenplay with Noen.[8]
Her daughter Rain Chudori also writes short stories.[7]
Selected works
- Malam Terakhir (The Last Night), short stories (1989)[5]
- 9 Dari Nadira, short stories (2009)[9]
- Pulang, novel (2012),[10] awarded the Khatulistiwa Literary Award;[6] translated by John H. McGlynn as Home (Deep Vellum, 2015; ISBN 1941920101)
- Laut Bercerita, novel (2018), 2020 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner;[2] translated by John H. McGlynn as The Sea Speaks His Name (Penguin Books, 2020; ISBN 9789814882316).
