WRITER

Ayu Utami

1968 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ayu Utami has received more than 69,018 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ayu Utami is the 6,935th most popular writer (down from 6,252nd in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indonesian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 69k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Simple miracles
2014
Soegija, 100% Indonesia
Biography of Albertus Sugijopranoto, the first Indonesian Catholic priest and a nationalist.
2012
Si parasit lajang
2003
Bilangan fu
2008
Saman
Fiction, romance, erotic, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Literature
1998
Larung
Indonesian fiction, 18.94 Indonesian and Malay language and/or literature
Een Indonesische politieke activist tegen het regime van Suharto is door een problematische jeugd getekend.
2001

Page views of Ayu Utamis by language

Over the past year Ayu Utami has had the most page views in the with 19,794 views, followed by English (7,079), and Dutch (730). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are West Frisian (36.79%), Javanese (30.15%), and Indonesian (23.16%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ayu Utami ranks 6,935 out of 7,302. Before her are Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jo Walton, Irshad Manji, Meghan McCain, Alfred Gough, and Jeff VanderMeer. After her are Cyprian Ekwensi, Ruth Park, Sara Shepard, Samanta Schweblin, Mona Eltahawy, and Ram Swarup.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Ayu Utami ranks 673. Before her are Irshad Manji, Ilya Smirin, Big Syke, Jeff VanderMeer, Rexy Mainaky, and Alexis Alexandris. After her are Anders Borg, Andreas Tews, Ben Shepherd, Elena Sedina, Kaori Nagamine, and Ana Jara.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Ayu Utami ranks 115 out of 158. Before her are Yayuk Basuki (1970), Emil Audero (1997), Bunga Citra Lestari (1983), Bambang Pamungkas (1980), Rossa (1978), and Rexy Mainaky (1968). After her are Krisdayanti (1975), Amara (1975), Hendra Setiawan (1984), Chris John (1979), Julia Perez (1980), and Nurfitriyana Saiman (1962).

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Among WRITERS In Indonesia

Among writers born in Indonesia, Ayu Utami ranks 12. Before her are Abdul Muis (1883), Mochtar Lubis (1922), Nh. Dini (1936), Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940), Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908), and Jeroen Brouwers (1940). After her are Eka Kurniawan (1975).

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