Alfian bin Sa'at
| Biografía | |
|---|---|
| Nacemento | 18 de xullo de 1977  (47 anos)Singapur |
| Grupo étnico | Pobo minangkabau |
| Relixión | Islam |
| Educación | Universidade Nacional de Singapura (pt)  |
| Actividade | |
| Ocupación | novelista, poeta, dramaturgo |
| Descrito pola fonte | Ensiklopedia Tokoh 1001 Orang Minang (en) |
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Alfian bin Sa'at, nado en Singapur, o 18 de xullo de 1977, é un escritor, dramaturgo e poeta singapuriano, enfant terrible do seu país, é coñecido polas súas obras provocativas. É musulmán malaio de ascendencia minang, hakka e xavanesa.
Traxectoria
[editar | editar a fonte]Primeiros anos
[editar | editar a fonte]Foi alumno de Tampines Primary School, Raffles Institution, e Raffles Junior College. Alfian foi presidente das sociedades de dramaturgia de RI e RJC e participou no programa de artes creativas.[1][2] During his two years at RJC, Alfian received the Kripalani Award for Outstanding Contribution to Creative Arts.[3]
As súas obras de teatro representáronse en Malaisia e Singapur e hoxe día traballar para o grupo de teatro W!LD RICE.[4]
Obras
[editar | editar a fonte]Obras de teatro
[editar | editar a fonte]En inglés
[editar | editar a fonte]- Fighting (1994)
- Black Boards, White Walls (1997)
- Yesterday My Classmate Died (1997)
- sex.violence.blood.gore (con Chong Tze Chien)(1999)
- Asian Boys Vol. 1 (2000)
- What's The Difference? (2001)
- Don't Say I Say (2001)
- Poppy dot dream (2001)
- The Corrected Poems of Minah Jambu (2001)
- The Optic Trilogy (La trilogía óptica)(2001)
- 7 Ten: Seven Original 10-minute Plays: Not In 2003]])
- Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2 (2004)
- Tekka Voices (2004)
- Mengapa Isa? (2004)
- The Importance of Being Kaypoh (2005)
- Harmony Daze (2005)
- Confessions of 300 Unmarried Men: Blush(2006)
- Homesick(2006)
- Happy Endings: Asian Boys Vol 3 (2007)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2008)
- Beauty And The Beast (2009)
- Cooling Off Day (2011)
- Cook a Pot of Curry (2013)
- Monkey Goes West (2014)
En malaio
[editar | editar a fonte]- Deklamasi Malas (1997)
- Dongeng (1997)
- Anak Bulan di Kampung Wa' Hassan (1998)
- Madu II (1998)
- Causeway (1998)
- The Miseducation of Minah Bukit (2001)
- Tapak 7 (2001)
- Minah & Monyet (2003)
En mandarín
[editar | editar a fonte]- Shikong 失控 (con Ng How Wee) (2002)
Poesía
[editar | editar a fonte]- One Fierce Hour (Landmark Books, 1998) ISBN 981-3065-18-4
- A History of Amnesia (Ethos Books, 2001) ISBN 981-04-3704-8
Prosa
[editar | editar a fonte]En inglés
[editar | editar a fonte]- Corridor (SNP, 1999) ISBN 981-4032-40-9
En malaio
[editar | editar a fonte]- Bisik: Antologi Drama Melayu Singapura (Whisper: Anthology of Malay Singaporean Drama) (Pustaka Cipta, 2003)
Premios
[editar | editar a fonte]- 1995 - Kripalani Award for Outstanding Contribution to Creative Arts
- 1998 - Commendation Award by the Malay Language Council for Causeway
- 1999 - Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award
- 2001 - Golden Point Award for Poetry
- 2001 - Young Artist Award for Literature
- 2005 - Life! Theatre Awards for Best Script for Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2
- 2006 - FRONT Award
Notas
[editar | editar a fonte]- ↑ NUS Knowledge Enterprise (agosto de 2001). National University of Singapore, ed. "Dissecting Poetry". Arquivado dende o orixinal o 14-11-2006. Consultado o 19-11-2006.
- ↑ Lim, Audrey. oddrummer's home page, ed. "Deny Thy Country, Young Man: An Interview with Alfian Sa'at". Arquivado dende o orixinal o 25-10-2009. Consultado o 19-11-2006.
- ↑ Gwee, Li Sui. Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature in English, ed. "Alfian Bin Sa'at: Biography and Brief Introduction". The Literature, Culture, and Society of Singapore. Consultado o 19-11-2006.
- ↑ W!LD RICE. W!LD RICE, ed. "W!LD RICE :: About : Contact Us". Arquivado dende o orixinal o 09-05-2007. Consultado o 26-11-2006.
