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| Born | Christophorus Apolinaris Eka Budianta Martoredjo 1 February 1956 Ngimbang, East Java |
| Pen name | Khriskanta, B. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Genre | Poetry |
Christophorus Apolinaris Eka Budianta Martoredjo (born 1956 in Ngimbang, East Java[ citation needed ]) is an Indonesian poet. He is also known as C. A. Eka Budianta and more commonly known as Eka Budianta.
He was born into a Catholic family and was the second child of nine. His grandparents were farmers. His parents were public elementary school teachers; [1] his father later worked at the local office for the Ministry Education and his mother became a school principal. After graduating from St. Albertus high school in Malang (Dempo), he attended the Lembaga Pendidikan Kesenian Jakarta, now known as Institut Kesenian Jakarta, but did not complete his studies. [1] From 1975 to 1979, Eka Budianta studied Japanese literature at the Department of East Asian Studies Literature; he then moved to the Department of History at the University of Indonesia. He subsequently studied journalism at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College in the United States from 1980–81. [1] [2] He also worked as a reporter for Tempo weekly newsmagazine and the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun.[ citation needed ]
He later worked for the BBC in London, where he currently resides. [3] He was an Honorary Fellow in Writing at the University of Iowa in 1987 and a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Cornell University, Ithaca in 1990. [4] He published his first collection of poetry, Ada (There Is), in 1976. [3] Since that time he has published several more volumes, including Bang Bang Tut (Bang Bang Toot!), Bel (Bell), Rel (Rail), Sabda Bersahut Sabda (Friend to Friend), Sejuta Milyar Satu (One Million One) and Lautan Cinta (Sea of Love). [3]
In 2002, Eka Budianta's work Pohon dan Istrinya (The Tree and its Wife) was recognized along with works by 12 other authors by the Indonesian daily newspaper Kompas , and included in an annual publication featuring a selection of short stories. [5]
He is married to Melani Budianta, a professor of literature at the University of Indonesia. [6]
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