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Rain Chudori

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Rain Chudori
Born (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 30)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation
  • Writer
  • curator
  • actress
Period2009–present
Website
peronhouse.com

Rain Chudori-Soerjoatmodjo (born 10 November 1994) is an Indonesian creative entrepreneur, author, curator, and actress. Together with her mother, Leila Chudori, she co-founded a publishing company, Peron House[1] which debuted in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in 2023. Chudori has published several books.

Biography

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Chudori is the daughter of writer Leila Chudori and curator Yudhi Soerjoatmodjo, and granddaughter of journalist Muhammad Chudori. Chudori lives in New Delhi and is currently an artist-in-residence in New York.[2]

Chudori's short story collection Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories (2013)[3] was launched in Jakarta in 2015.[4] The book was translated into Indonesian under the title Biru dan Kisah-Kisah Lainnya in 2018.[5] Her second book, a novel titled Imaginary City, was published in 2017.[6]

Chudori is the founder of Peron House, a publishing atelier and curator of Comma Books, a division of Penerbit KPG (Kompas, Gramedia).[7] She has received the National Book Committee's Translation Selection at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2015, the LitRi Grant at the London Book Fair in 2018 and 2019, respectively.[8] She has written for The Jakarta Post, The Jakarta Globe, Tempo, Salihara, VICE, Whiteboard Journal, Portside Review,[9] The Letters Page, and Kill Your Darlings. She has appeared in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival,[10] Singapore Writers Festival,[11] Brahmaputra Literary Festival,[12] among others.

Chudori appeared in the film Rocket Rain, which was nominated at the Jogja-Netpac Film Festival and won the Geber Award. It was also nominated for Best Non-Cinema Feature Film and won Best Director at Apresiasi Film Indonesia. Chudori was nominated for Best New Actress by Piala Maya Indonesia.[13] In 2017, she had a role in the film Galih dan Ratna.

Bibliography

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  • Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories (2015)[14]
  • Imaginary City (2018)[15]
  • Biru dan Kisah-Kisah Lainnya (2018)
  • Imaginary City: A Visual Novel (2022)

Filmography

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  • Rocket Rain (2013)
  • Galih dan Ratna (2017)

References

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  1. ^ "Peron House Debut: Bridging Literary Heritage and Innovation". Ubud Writers and Readers Festival.
  2. ^ "Art Omi: Writers Reading with Nuyorican Poets Café – Art Omi". Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Monsoon tiger and other Stories: From woman for women". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Monsoon tiger and other Stories: From woman for women". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Rain Chudori: Terjun Langsung Mengembangkan Industri Sastra". Crafters. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ Shaidra, Aisha (18 October 2017). "Imaginary City, Novel Pertama Rain Chudori". Tempo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. ^ Heriyanto, Devina. "Rain Chudori: Rattling cages with Comma Books". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Translation Funding Program | Islands of Imagination". islandsofimagination.id. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Of The Soul - Editorial by Rain Chudori". Portside Review. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Rain Chudori, UWRF".
  11. ^ "Singapore Writers Festival 2020: More headliners and programme highlights to catch".
  12. ^ "Authors From Across The Globe Meet At Brahmaputra Literary Festival".
  13. ^ "Ini Nominasi Piala Maya 2014". detikhot. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  14. ^ Priherdityo, Endro. "'Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories,' Kedewasaan Gadis 14 Tahun". hiburan. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  15. ^ Chudori, Rain; Marsha, Alia (9 October 2017). "Read an Excerpt from Rain Chudori's New Novel 'An Imaginary City'". Vice. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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