Ajip Rosidi

Ajip Rosidi (born 1938) is an Indonesian poet and short story writer. As of 1983 he has published 326 works in 22 different magazines. Rosidi was born on 31 January 1938 in Jatiwangi, Majalengka. As a child he read numerous translated works in both Indonesia and Sundanese. After reading a guide to writing, Rosidi began writing poems and short stories. His first short story was published in the children's section of *Indonesia Raya* when he was 12. By the age …