Rain Chudori

Rain Chudori-Soerjoatmodjo (born 10 November 1994) is an Indonesian creative entrepreneur, author, curator, and actress. Together with her mother, Leila Chudori, she co-founded a publishing company, Peron House[1] which debuted in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in 2023. Chudori has published several books.

Rain Chudori
Born (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994
Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation
  • Writer
  • curator
  • actress
Period2009–present
Website
peronhouse.com

Biography

Chudori is the daughter of writer Leila Chudori and curator Yudhi Soerjoatmodjo, and granddaughter of journalist Muhammad Chudori. Chudori lives in New Delhi and is currently an artist-in-residence in New York.[2]

Chudori's short story collection Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories (2013)[3] was launched in Jakarta in 2015.[4] The book was translated into Indonesian under the title Biru dan Kisah-Kisah Lainnya in 2018.[5] Her second book, a novel titled Imaginary City, was published in 2017.[6]

Chudori is the founder of Peron House, a publishing atelier and curator of Comma Books, a division of Penerbit KPG (Kompas, Gramedia).[7] She has received the National Book Committee's Translation Selection at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2015, the LitRi Grant at the London Book Fair in 2018 and 2019, respectively.[8] She has written for The Jakarta Post, The Jakarta Globe, Tempo, Salihara, VICE, Whiteboard Journal, Portside Review[9], The Letters Page, and Kill Your Darlings. She has appeared in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival,[10] Singapore Writers Festival,[11] Brahmaputra Literary Festival,[12] among others.

Chudori appeared in the film Rocket Rain, which was nominated at the Jogja-Netpac Film Festival and won the Geber Award. It was also nominated for Best Non-Cinema Feature Film and won Best Director at Apresiasi Film Indonesia. Chudori was nominated for Best New Actress by Piala Maya Indonesia.[13] In 2017, she had a role in the film Galih dan Ratna.

Bibliography
  • Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories (2015)[14]
  • Imaginary City (2018)[15]
  • Biru dan Kisah-Kisah Lainnya (2018)
  • Imaginary City: A Visual Novel (2022)

Filmography
  • Rocket Rain (2013)
  • Galih dan Ratna (2017)

References
  1. "Peron House Debut: Bridging Literary Heritage and Innovation". Ubud Writers and Readers Festival.
  2. "Art Omi: Writers Reading with Nuyorican Poets Café – Art Omi". Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. "Monsoon tiger and other Stories: From woman for women". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. "Monsoon tiger and other Stories: From woman for women". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. "Rain Chudori: Terjun Langsung Mengembangkan Industri Sastra". Crafters. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. Shaidra, Aisha (18 October 2017). "Imaginary City, Novel Pertama Rain Chudori". Tempo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. Heriyanto, Devina. "Rain Chudori: Rattling cages with Comma Books". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  8. "Translation Funding Program | Islands of Imagination". islandsofimagination.id. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. "Of The Soul - Editorial by Rain Chudori". Portside Review. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  10. "Rain Chudori, UWRF".
  11. "Singapore Writers Festival 2020: More headliners and programme highlights to catch".
  12. "Authors From Across The Globe Meet At Brahmaputra Literary Festival".
  13. "Ini Nominasi Piala Maya 2014". detikhot. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  14. Priherdityo, Endro. "'Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories,' Kedewasaan Gadis 14 Tahun". hiburan. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  15. Chudori, Rain; Marsha, Alia (9 October 2017). "Read an Excerpt from Rain Chudori's New Novel 'An Imaginary City'". Vice. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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