Rain Chudori

Rain Chudori-Soerjoatmodjo (born 10 November 1994) is an Indonesian writer, multidisciplinary artist, and actress. She is the daughter of writer Leila Chudori and curator Yudhi Soerjoatmodjo, and granddaughter of journalist Muhammad Chudori. She has been published since she was 14 years old. She is the founder and curator of Comma Books, a division of Penerbit KPG (Kompas Gramedia).[1]

Rain Chudori
Rain Chudori, 2018
Born (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994
Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation
  • Writer
  • actress
  • editor
Period2009–present

Chudori's literary work has been exhibited at the Frankfurt Book Fair, London Book Fair, and other cities. Her critically acclaimed short story collection Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories (2013)[2] debuted at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2015. It was translated into Indonesian under the title Biru dan Kisah-Kisah Lainnya in 2018.[3] Her second book, a novel titled Imaginary City, was published in 2017.[4]

Chudori received the National Book Committee's Translation Selection at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2015 and the LitRi Grant at the London Book Fair in 2018.[5] She has written for The Jakarta Post, The Jakarta Globe, Tempo, Salihara, VICE, Whiteboard Journal, and other publications.

Chudori appeared in the film Rocket Rain, which was nominated at the Jogja-Netpac Film Festival and won the Geber Award. It was also nominated for Best Non-Cinema Feature Film and won Best Director at Apresiasi Film Indonesia. Chudori was nominated for Best New Actress by Piala Maya Indonesia.[6] In 2017, she had a role in the film Galih dan Ratna.

Chudori is one of the founders of the community and literary magazine Murmur House, which has released three anthologies.[7]

Bibliography
  • Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories (2015)[8]
  • Imaginary City (2018)[9]
  • Biru dan Kisah-Kisah Lainnya (2018) - Indonesian translation of Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories

Filmography
  • Rocket Rain (2013)
  • Galih dan Ratna (2017)

References
  1. Heriyanto, Devina. "Rain Chudori: Rattling cages with Comma Books". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. Post, The Jakarta. "Monsoon tiger and other Stories: From woman for women". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. "Rain Chudori: Terjun Langsung Mengembangkan Industri Sastra". Crafters. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. Shaidra, Aisha (18 October 2017). "Imaginary City, Novel Pertama Rain Chudori". Tempo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. "Translation Funding Program | Islands of Imagination". islandsofimagination.id. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. "Ini Nominasi Piala Maya 2014". detikhot. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. "The Murmur House". Magdalene. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  8. Priherdityo, Endro. "'Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories,' Kedewasaan Gadis 14 Tahun". hiburan. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. Chudori, Rain; Marsha, Alia (9 October 2017). "Read an Excerpt from Rain Chudori's New Novel 'An Imaginary City'". Vice. Retrieved 4 February 2019.


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