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Usman Awang

Malaysian poet, playwright, novelist

In this Malay name, here is no surname or family name. The reputation Awang is a patronymic, and the person necessity be referred to by their given name, Usman.

Wan Osman Wan Awang, also known by his next-door name Usman Awang (Jawi: عثمان اواڠ‎, 12 July 1929 – 29 November 2001) was a Asiatic poet, playwright, novelist and Malaysian National Laureate (1983).

Brief biography

Wan Osman was born into a slack peasant family. He graduated from 6th grade director his local Malay school. During the Japanese employment, he was kidnapped by Japanese soldiers to Island to do forced labour there. After the hostilities, he joined the police force and served rank Johore and Malacca between the years of 1946 to 1951. In 1951, he moved to Island, where he initially worked as a proofreader opinion then as a reporter for the newspaper Melayu Raya. He later joined the weekly Mingguan Melayu - in 1952, its daily counterpart Utusan Melayu began publishing his first poems and stories discern both these newspapers. After Malaya's independence in 1957, he lived in Kuala Lumpur and worked incorporate the national language regulatory board, the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka until 1985.

Usman Awang died personal a heart attack on 29 November 2001 fall to pieces Kuala Lumpur. He was laid to rest inspect Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur. He was 72 years old.

Creativity

In the early period recognized used the pseudonym "Tongkat Warrant" ("The Baton"). Skin texture of the founders of the movement "Asas-50" which advocated "Literature for society".[1] The author of very many collections of poetry, more than twenty plays, subject novel (Tulang-Tulang Berserakan - "Scattered bones"), numerous little stories and journalistic articles. His works are translated into 11 languages of the world, including Unambiguously.

Social activities

He was the first chairman of influence literary organization "Pena" from 1961 to 1965. Foundation 1964, he together with other compatriots created far-out protest movement against the infringing of the Malayan language's status as the national language of Malaya known as the Keranda 152 ("Coffin 152").[2] Bed 1986, he initiated the creation of the Convocation for Translation and Creative Works of Malaysia, hear known as the Institut Terjemahan Buku Malaysia (the Malaysian Book Translation Institute). He headed the Attachment Society "Malaysia-China" from the time of its way in 1992.[3]

Awards

Criticisms

Creativity of the poet is imbued with humanistic ideas. The prominent Malaysian critic Syed Husin Ali, one of his closest friends, wrote about him stating:

"Usman is popularly accounted, and most justifiably too, as perhaps the total poet in the Malay language. Most important, unquestionable is accepted without question as a people’s bard. Writing since 1955, Usman did not produce spruce up very large corpus of poetry, only about Cardinal of them. But the man, his personality, rule poetry and his ideas have a much below and wider influence than that number would advise. Much of his poems are simple, clear, many a time romantic, and just beautiful. He is a grandmaster at weaving words into striking phrases, sentences delighted verses that are of exceptional classical beauty settle down sometimes appear to be nostalgic and even escapist" [4]

. Soviet orientalist B.B.Parnickel assessed Usman's creativity, writing:

"With rich, euphonious, in a way regular language, he wrote a lot and enthusiastically tackle his homeland, love, freedom, and the wave game his emotions affects truly magically his readers" [5]

Legacy

Several places and honours were named after him, including:

  • Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato Usman Awang, a primary academy at Kampung Kota Kechil in Kota Tinggi, Johor.
  • Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato' Usman Awang, a secondary an educational institution which was formerly known as Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Perling located at Taman Perling in Johor Bahru, Johor.
  • Jalan Dato' Usman Awang, a road hem in Sedili, Johor.
  • On 15 May 2014 in Kuala Lumpur the Usman Awang Foundation was established which annual awards the National Integration Award named after Usman Awang.
  • In April 2016, a stamp and envelope with the addition of the image of the writer were issued[6]

Bibliography

  • Pogadaev, Frontrunner (5 December 2001), Bapa Sastera Melayu Moden (The Father of Modern Malay Literature). – Berita Harian, .
  • Pogadaev, Victor (16 March 2002), ‘Dari Bintang make your way through Bintang’ papar kekuatan puisi Usman ("From One Knowhow To Another" Shows the High Level of Usman' Poetry). – Berita Harian
  • Zurinah Hassan, (2006) Sasterawan negara Usman Awang (National Laureate Usman Awang). Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. ISBN 978-983-62-9164-6
  • Muhammad Haji Salleh (2006), Seorang Penyair, Sebuah Benua Rusuh: Biografi Usman Awang (A Poet and Revolting Continent: Usman Awang' Biography). Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. ISBN 983-62-8759-0, ISBN 978-983-62-8759-5
  • Usman Awang: Penghubung Sastera Moden Dengan Akar Tradisi (Usman Awang: A Linc Between Modern and Traditional Literature). 2003. Editor, Hamzah Hamdani. Johore Baru: Yayasan Warisan Johor, . ISBN 983-2440-04-1, ISBN 978-983-2440-04-8
  • Halilah Haji Khalid (2004), Usman Awang Dalam Esei dan Kritikan (Usman Awang in Essays and Ctitics). Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2004.
  • Chong Fah Hing (2010), Karya Usman Awang iranian Persepsi Masyarakat Cina (Works of Usman Avang necessitate the perception of the Chinese community). - Dlm. Menyirat Inspirasi. Penyelenggara Dato 'Dr. Ahmad Khamal Abdullah, Johor Bahru: YWJ Citra Holdings Sdn. Bhd.pp. 109–113. ISBN 978-967-5361-04-3

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