Andrea Hirata
Andrea Hirata is an author best known for the novel Laskar Pelangi (The Rainbow Troops) and its sequels. Hirata was born in Gantung, Belitung, on 24 October; he has not made his year of birth public. While he was young, his parents changed his name seven times. They eventually settled on the name Andrea, while the name Hirata was given by his mother. He grew up in a poor family not far from a government-owned mine.
Hirata started his tertiary education with a degree in economics from the University of Indonesia. After receiving a scholarship from the European Union, he did his master&#;s degree in Europe, first at the University of Paris then at Sheffield Hallam University in Britain; his thesis dealt with telecommunications and the economy.
Hirata released Laskar Pelangi (The Rainbow Troops) in The novel, written in a period of six months, was based on his childhood experiences in Belitung; he later described it as &#;an irony about a lack of access to education for children in one of the world&#;s wealthiest islands.&#;. The novel went on to sell five million copies, with pirated editions selling 15 million more. It also spawned three sequels: Sang Pemimpi (Th
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Andrea Hirata Seman Said Harun, Novelis / Tokoh Sentral Laskar Pelangi | 24 Okt | Direktori | A | Laki-laki, Islam, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, Novelis, UI, film, penulis, novel, laskar pelangi
Nama:
Andrea Hirata Seman Said Harun
Nama Populer:
Andrea Hirata
Lahir:
Belitong, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, 24 Oktober
Pekerjaan:
Novelis, karyawan PT Telkom Bandung
Pendidikan:
- Universite de Paris Sorbonne (Perancis)
- Sheffield Hallam University (Inggris)
- S1 Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Indonesia S2
Karya:
- Laskar Pelangi
- Sang Pemimpi
- Edensor
- Maryamah Karpov
- Padang Bulan
- Cinta di Dalam Gelas
Prestasi & Penghargaan:
- Nominasi Khatulistiwa Literary Award untuk buku Edensor kategori prosa
- Aisyah Award Muhammadiyah
Website:
Facebook:
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Andrea Hirata adalah seorang novelis yang berasal dari Gantung, Belitung Timur, Bangka Belitung.
Namanya terkenal berkat novel pertamanya yang berjudul Laskar Pelangi. Novel tersebut juga berhasil tayang di bioskop.
Karier
Jika sebelumnya sudah mengenal novel Laskar Pelangi, pastinya sudah tidak asing dengan nama ini.
Tepat sekali, Andrea merupakan novelis asal Belitung Timur dimana dikenal dengan karyanya yang berjudul Laskar Pelangi, dimana mengisahkan kehidupan masa kecilnya.
Novel yang ia kisahkan terinspirasi dari seorang guru yang mengajarnya pada saat ia duduk di bangku SD. Saat itu, ia duduk di sekolah dengan keadaan yang tidak layak pakai.
Meski keadaan tidak memungkinkan, guru SD nya yang dikenal dengan Ibu Muslimah tetap tidak pantang menyerah dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar.
Proses dari penulisan novel Laskar Pelangi memakan waktu yang tidak lama, hanya enam bulan. Setelah diterbitkan, hasilnya pun tidak sia-sia.
Bahkan, tuaian apresiasi dan ulasan baik pun tidak henti-hentinya didapat. Salah satu alasan mengapa novel ini layak dibaca karena pesan ceritanya yang menginspirasi.
Tuaian apresiasi yang secara meneru
5 Pencapaian Internasional Andrea Hirata yang Bikin Bangga
Hanya segelintir sastrawan Indonesia yang namanya bergaung di kancah internasional. Ada Pramoedya Ananta Toer yang berkali-kali dinominasikan dapat Nobel Sastra hingga Eka Kurniawan yang karyanya diunggulkan di ajang Booker Prize. Di antara nama itu terselip Andrea Hirata. Tahun ini rilis novel barunya, Orang-orang Biasa.
Andrea memulai karier kepenulisannya lewat Laskar Pelangi pada akhir Novel semi-autobiografis itu berhasil menginspirasi ratusan ribu pembaca bukunya. Jumlahnya berlipat jadi jutaan ketika bukunya difilmkan sineas Riri Riza. Tidak heran, Laskar Pelangi dinovatkan sebagai “salah satu buku paling berpengaruh di Indonesia” oleh salah satu harian di Indonesia.
Namun prestasi Andrea Hirata dan buku-bukunya tak hanya harum di negeri sendiri. Ia juga angkat nama di negeri orang. Rata-rata edisi terjemahan Laskar Pelangi masuk kategori best seller di masing-masing negara. Tidak hanya laris, media setempat juga memuja-muji serta beberapa kali mendapat penghargaan sastra.
Hm, apa saja prestasi internasional sastrawan yang akrab disapa Pakcik ini?
Yuk, kita kulik bareng-bareng. Jangan lupa juga bac
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