Andrea Hirata
Andrea Hirata
Andrea Hirata is an Indonesian author best known for the 2005 novel Laskar Pelangiand its sequels...
NationalityIndonesian
ProfessionAuthor
CountryIndonesia
writing fighting expectations
Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism.
children distance writing
From a building right in front of my windows, I can observe the speed of the sunrises and sunsets. The voices of children playing, laughing, yelling, and crying on the playground crawl up to the eighth floor, where I write. Their voices sound so innocent from a distance.
sports children news
When I was a child, I saw in the news that a person from Belitung had done well in sports in Jakarta, and I just couldn't imagine that it was possible for someone from here to become famous, and it's still very isolated out here.
voice six novel
It took me six novels before I felt confident of my voice as a writer,
sibling married my-siblings
I am the only one who is not married among my siblings.
voice people stories
My story is the story of forgotten people and the voice of the voiceless.
world mathematics bohemian
I changed the course of my life, from the rigidity of mathematics and the corporate rhythm to a more bohemian world.
stars coffee airplane
Happiness is actually found in simple things, such as taking my nephew around the island by bicycle or seeing the stars at night. We go to coffee shops or see airplanes land at the airport.
compose epic express happening ordinary sentences trying
One of the challenges is creating characters. I am trying to compose my sentences to express epic events happening to ordinary people.
compared exposure far terms writers
Indonesian writers are so far behind in terms of global exposure compared with the Philippines and Japanese writers.
benefits truly
I want to write books that can truly become a legacy and bring benefits to people.
policy remaining time writer
I am a writer who has a policy to allocate 90 percent of my time for research and the remaining 10 percent to write.