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It took me six novels before I felt confident of my voice as a writer.

~Andrea Hirata

Topics: Before Confident Felt Me Novels Six Took Voice Writer

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The treasure of a writer is to maintain their own style.

~Andrea Hirata

Topics: Maintain Own Style Treasure Writer

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I am the only one who is not married among my siblings.

~Andrea Hirata

Topics: Am Among Married Only Sibling Who I Am

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I am a working person. I always work, study or do research for my novel. I even work on Sunday.

~Andrea Hirata

Topics: Always Am Even Novel Person Research Study Sunday Work Working I Am

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I am a writer who has a policy to allocate 90 percent of my time for research and the remaining 10 percent to write.

~Andrea Hirata

Topics: Allocate Am My Time Percent Policy Remaining Research Time Who Write Writer I Am

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When I was a child, I saw in the news that a person from Belitung had done well in sports in Jakarta, and I just couldn't imagine that it was possible for someone from here to become famous, and it's still very isolated out here.

~Andrea Hirata

Topics: Become Child Done Famous Had Here Imagine Isolated Just News Out Out Here Person Possible Saw Someone Sports Still Very Well

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One of the challenges is creating characters. I am trying to compose my sentences to express epic events happening to ordinary people.

~Andrea Hirata

Topics: Am Challenges Characters Compose Creating Epic Events Express Happening Ordinary Ordinary People People Sentences Trying I Am

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Indonesian writers are so far behind in terms of global exposure compared with the Philippines and Japanese writers.

~Andrea Hirata

Topics: Behind Compared Exposure Far Global Japanese Philippines Terms Writers

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I changed the course of my life, from the rigidity of mathematics and the corporate rhythm to a more bohemian world.

~Andrea Hirata

Topics: Bohemian Changed Corporate Course Life Mathematics More My Life Rhythm World

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I've backpacked to countries like Italy and Turkey and observed beautiful scenery, but then I realized that beauty was always very close to me. It is here in Belitung Island, where the rivers, beaches and the terrain captivate my attention most.

~Andrea Hirata

Topics: Always Attention Beaches Beautiful Beauty Close Countries Here Island Italy Like Me Most Observed Realized Rivers Scenery Terrain Then Turkey Very Where

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Biography

Nationality: Indonesian

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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