Deru campur debu chairil anwar biography

Indonesian author Chairil Anwar (–) wrote 75&#;poems, 7&#;pieces of prose, and 3&#;poetry collections. He also translated 10&#;poems and 4&#;pieces of prose.

The majority of Anwar's original poems are included in his collections: Deru Campur Debu, Kerikil-Kerikil Tajam dan yang Terampas dan yang Putus (both ), and Tiga Menguak Takdir ().

Deru campur debu chairil anwar biography

In documentarian HB Jassin compiled most of Anwar's remaining works as Chairil Anwar: Pelopor Angkatan 45, and in Burton Raffel published English translations of Anwar's original works as The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar.

Born in Medan, North Sumatra, Anwar studied at schools run by the Dutch colonial government until around , when he and his mother moved to the capital, Batavia (now Jakarta).

There he began immersing himself within the local literary scene. In he wrote "Nisan" ("Gravestone"), which is generally considered his first poem. He wrote extensively during the Japanese occupation (