HB Jassin
Indonesian literary critic (1917-2000) · Indonesia · On the map · Writers · Died at 82
Hans Bague Jassin, better known as HB Jassin, was an Indonesian literary critic, documentarian, and professor. Born in Gorontalo to a bibliophilic petroleum company employee, Jassin began reading while still in elementary school, later writing published reviews before finishing high school.
HB Jassin is read about 28 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 30 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 99 days, one point a day.
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After a while working in the Gorontalo regent's office, he moved to Jakarta where he worked at the state publisher Balai Pustaka. After leaving the publisher, he attended the University of Indonesia and later Yale. Returning to Indonesia to be a teacher, he also headed Sastra magazine. Horison, a literary magazine, was started in July 1966 by Jassin and Mochtar Lubis as a successor to Sastra, and was edited by Taufiq Ismail, Ds. Muljanto, Zaini, Su Hok Djin, and Goenawan Mohamad. In 1971, Jassin was given a one-year prison sentence and a two-year probation period because as the editor of Sastra, he refused to reveal the identity of an anonymous writer who wrote a story which was considered by the court to be blasphemous.
The same award as HB
Karel van het ReveBoth received Martinus Nijhoff Translation Prize
Ida GerhardtBoth received Martinus Nijhoff Translation Prize
Hugo ClausBoth received Martinus Nijhoff Translation Prize
Gerrit KouwenaarBoth received Martinus Nijhoff Translation Prize
Anneke BrassingaBoth received Martinus Nijhoff Translation Prize