Ayu Utami (born 21 November 1968) is an Indonesian writer who has written novels, short-stories, and articles. Saman (1998) is widely considered her masterpiece. It was translated into English by Pamela Allen in 2005.

Justina Ayu Utami atau hanya Ayu Utami (lahir 21 November 1968) adalah aktivis, jurnalis, dan sastrawan berkebangsaan Indonesia. Ia besar di Jakarta dan menamatkan kuliah bahasa Rusia di Fakultas Sastra Universitas Indonesia .

Ayu Utami has 36 books on Goodreads with 46044 ratings. Ayu Utami’s most popular book is Saman.

Justina Ayu Utami atau hanya Ayu Utami (lahir di Bogor, Jawa Barat, 21 November 1968) adalah aktivis jurnalis dan novelis Indonesia, ia besar di Jakarta dan menamatkan kuliah di Fakultas Sastra Universitas Indonesia.

Ayu Utami dikenal sebagai penulis novel Saman dilahirkan di Bogor pada tanggal 21 November 1968. Ayahnya bernama Johanes Hadi Sutaryo dan ibunya bernama Bernadeta Suhartinah. Bungsu dari lima bersaudara ini bernama lengkap Justina Ayu Utami dan beragama Katolik.

Ayu Utami was born in Bogor, Indonesia in 1968, grew up in Jakarta. Her first novel, Saman, was awarded the Best Novel from Dewan Kesenian Jakarta in 1998 and in 2000 she was a Prince Claus Award laureate for opening new horizons for modern literature in Indonesia.

A founding member of the Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists, a militant against the censorship of information, Ayu Utami currently works for several cultural reviews and magazines. 2 Utami’s prose is lively and modern, and as such reflects the richness of …

Ayu Utami was born in Bogor near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta in 1968. She is one of the most prominent representatives of a new generation of Indonesian writers, who, even before the end of the Suharto regime, were already openly addressing the social and cultural conflicts of the island state, and today accompany the transition to ...

Ayu Utami dikenal sebagai aktivis, jurnalis, dan sastrawan berkebangsaan Indonesia. Ia sempat menekuni beberapa pekerjaan sebelum masuk dalam dunia jurnalistik. Sebagai salah satu finalis gadis sampul majalah femina (1990), Ayu Utami pernah mencoba menggeluti dunia model.

Ayu Utami adalah seorang aktivis, jurnalis, penulis, serta sastrawan perempuan asal Indonesia. Wanita yang bernama lengkap Justina Ayu Utami ini dilahirkan di Bogor, Jawa Barat pada 21 November 1968 dan saat ini sudah berusia 54 tahun.