Chile to honor Pramoedya

Thu, 08 Jul 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: The president of Chile will present an award to noted
Indonesian novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer during the 100th
anniversary commemoration of Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda,
it was reported on Wednesday.

The Embassy of Chile here asserted that Pramoedya, whose books
were banned by former strongman Soeharto, is a very important and
influential individual in Indonesian literature.

Pramoedya will be among 100 noted poets and novelists around
the world to receive awards from Chile, the embassy said.

He has won 40 awards from local and international
institutions. The latest award was received from the Norwegian
Writers' Association in June. --JP

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