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Indonesian poet (1922–1949)

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Chairil Anwar was a male poet from Jakarta who began his work period in 1942. He was born on July 26, 1922, and died on April 28, 1949. His literary output includes works such as *Songs of Love and Revolution*, *Spirit and Other Poems*, and *Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar*. Other listed works include *Pola permukiman dan kecenderungannya di Kota Administratif Palu* and *Penduduk, permukiman, dan efek lingkungannya di Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah*.

His poetry features lines such as "Sekali berartiSudah itu mati." and "Aku mau hidup seribu tahun lagi." Other quoted verses include "Ah! hatiku jang tak mau memberiMampus kau dikojak-kojak sepi." and "Cinta adalah bahaya yang lekas jadi pudar." He is referenced by 56 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
6

Top works

  • Songs of Love and Revolution
  • Pola permukiman dan kecenderungannya di Kota Administratif Palu
  • Spirit and Other Poems
  • Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar
  • Penduduk, permukiman, dan efek lingkungannya di Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Jakarta
Active from
1922-07-26
Active to
1949-04-28

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
55
Total plays
190

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Quotes

  • Sekali berartiSudah itu mati.
  • Ah! hatiku jang tak mau memberiMampus kau dikojak-kojak sepi.
  • Aku mau hidup seribu tahun lagi.
  • Bukan maksudku mau berbagi nasib,nasib adalah kesunjian masing-masing.
  • Cinta adalah bahaya yang lekas jadi pudar.

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Key facts

Born
( 1922-07-26 ) 26 July 1922, Medan , Dutch East Indies
Died
28 April 1949 (1949-04-28) (aged 26), Djakarta , Indonesia
Occupation
Poet
Language
Indonesian
Nationality
Indonesian
Period
1942–1949
Literary movement
1945 Generation
Notable works
Aku (1943)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Medan
Place of death
Jakarta
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Indonesian
Image
Chairil Anwar.jpg
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date of birth
1922-07-26
date of death
1949-04-28
Commons category
Chairil Anwar
name
Chairil Anwar
start of work period
1942-00-00
ethnic group
Minangkabau
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

Chairil Anwar (26 July 1922 – 28 April 1949) was an Indonesian poet and member of the "1945 Generation" of writers. He is estimated to have written 96 works, including 70 individual poems.

Anwar was born and raised in Medan, North Sumatra, before moving to Batavia with his mother in 1940, where he began to enter the local literary circles. After publishing his first poem in 1942, Anwar continued to write. However, his poems were at times censored by the Japanese, who were then occupying Indonesia. Living rebelliously, Anwar wrote extensively, often about death. He died in Jakarta of an unknown illness.

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