Stuart Robson (translator)

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Stuart Robson is an Australian translator and scholar of Javanese and Malay literature. [1]

He first studied at the University of Sydney and completed his PhD at Leiden University in 1971. He then taught Javanese there from 1977 to 1990 before returning to Australia in 1991, where he was associate professor at Monash University before retiring in 2001. [1]

His translation of The Old Javanese Ramayana won the A.L. Becker Southeast Asian Literature in Translation Prize in 2019 and was nominated for the 2016 Medal for Excellence in Translation. [2] [3] [4] He also wrote influential textbooks and dictionaries for learning the Javanese language. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stuart Robson". SastraNOW. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  2. 1 2 "I am Sri (2019), by Sri Setyaningsih, translated by Stuart Robson". ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  3. ↑ Mem: 8404856. "Inaugural Excellence in Translation medal shortlist announced | Books+Publishing" . Retrieved 2026-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Becker Prize". Association for Asian Studies. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
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