Sariamin Ismail | |
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,_Indonesia_Literary_Pioneers,_00.46.jpg) Ismail in the 1990s | |
| Born | Basariah 31 July 1909 Talu, West Pasaman, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 15 December 1995 (aged 86) Pekanbaru, Indonesia |
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| Occupation | Novelist, Poet |
| Period | 20th century |
| Literary movement | Poedjangga Baroe |
| Notable works | Kalau Tak Untung |
Sariamin Ismail (31 July 1909 – 15 December 1995) was the first female Indonesian novelist to be published in the Dutch East Indies.[1] A teacher by trade, by the 1930s she had begun writing in newspapers; she published her first novel, Kalau Tak Untung, in 1933. She published two novels and several poetry anthologies afterwards, while continuing to teach and – between 1947 and 1949 – serving as a member of the regional representative body in Riau. Her literary works often dealt with star-crossed lovers and the role of fate, while her editorials were staunchly anti-polygamy. She was one of only a handful of Indonesian women authors to be published at all during the colonial period, alongside Fatimah Hasan Delais, Saadah Alim, Soewarsih Djojopoespito and a few others.[2]
- ^ Writer, Content (14 October 2017). "Sariamin, Novelis Perempuan Pertama Indonesia". NUSANTARANEWS. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Oey-Gardiner, Mayling; Bianpoen, Carla (2000). Indonesian women : the journey continues. Canberra: Australian National University, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. pp. 27–45. hdl:2027/mdp.39015053108489. ISBN 9780646392301.