Umar Kayam hospitalized

Umar Kayam hospitalized

JAKARTA (JP): Scholar Umar Kayam, 65, was reportedly admitted to the Metropolitan Medical Center recently for a serious illness.

Kayam was supposed to present a paper for the First National Arts Congress at the Kartika Chandra Hotel yesterday. When he failed to do so, he was represented by Budi Darma, another prominent literary figure.

Born in April, 1932, in Ngawi, Central Java, Kayam is well known for his bold short stories, essays, novels and scientific articles. He is also a lecturer at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta.

He received his master's degree in sociology from the University of New York and his doctoral degree from Cornell University, both in the United States. (raw)