Indonesian writer, poet, playwright, editor, and professor
Bakdi Soemanto
Born
Christoporus Soebakdi Soemanto (1940-10-29)October 29, 1940 Surakarta, Central Java
Died
October 11, 2014(2014-10-11) (aged 73) Yogyakarta
Pen name
Bakdi Soemanto
Occupation
writer, professor, editor, poet, playwright
Language
Indonesian
Nationality
Indonesian
Genre
Poetry
C. Soebakdi Soemanto (widely known as Bakdi Soemanto; 29 October 1941 – 11 October 2014) was an Indonesian writer, poet, playwright, editor, and professor at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences,
Gadjah Mada University (UGM),
Yogyakarta.
He began his studies at the English Literature Program of UGM (1977), continuing in the American Studies Program at the
University of Indonesia (1982).
Aside from UGM, he worked at
IKIP Sanata Darma (1971–1979), Akademi Kewanitaan Yogyakarta (1976–1979), Akademi Bahasa Asing Kumendaman Yogyakarta (1979–1982), the Faculty of Literature at
Sebelas Maret University (1979–1982), and also at Oberlin College of the
Northern Illinois University (1986–1987).[1] He was also editor of the magazines Basis (1965–1967), Mahasiswa Indonesia (Central Java edition; 1966-1969), Peraba (1971–1976), and Semangat (1975–1979).
At the end of his career, he served as professor
emeritus at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences,
Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. He died on 11 October 2014.[2][3]
Works
Dari Kartu Natal ke Doktor Plimin (short story collection, 1979)
^Soemanto, Bakdi; Soemanto, Bakdi (1994), Maling (1st ed.), Diterbitkan oleh Pustaka Pelajar bekerja sama dengan Forum Pecinta Sastra Bulak Sumur,
ISBN978-979-8581-06-9