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Nuril Basri

Nuril Basri was born in a village in West Java, Indonesia, and raised in a staunchly Islamic community. He has worked in a variety of positions over the years: cashier, tutor, account manager, waiter etc, the combined experience of which has served to enrich his characters and setting. His writing spans tragicomedy and bildungsroman, with themes around loneliness, insecurity, friendship, dysfunctional family, and LGBT. His latest novels: “Not a Virgin” (2017), “Love, Lies, and Indomee” (2019). Nuril received the Crossing Borders grant from Robert Bosch Foundation and Literary Colloquium Berlin to conduct research for his next novel in Germany.

Nuril Basri wurde in einem Dorf in Westjava, Indonesien, geboren und wuchs in einer streng islamischen Gemeinde auf. Im Laufe der Jahre hat er in einer Vielzahl von Positionen gearbeitet: Kassierer, Tutor, Kundenbetreuer, Kellner usw. Die Erfahrungen bereichern seine Charaktere und Settings. Sein Schreiben bewegt sich zwischen Tragikomödie und Bildungsroman, mit Themen rund um Einsamkeit, Unsicherheit, Freundschaft, dysfunktionale Familien und LGBT. Seine letzten Romane: »Not a Virgin« (2017); »Love, Lies, and Indomee« (2019). Für ein Romanprojekt, das ihn nach Deutschland führte, erhielt Nuril Basri Grenzgänger-Rechercheförderung von der Robert Bosch Stiftung und dem Literarischen Colloquium Berlin.

Nuril Basri was born in a village in West Java, Indonesia, and raised in a staunchly Islamic community. He has worked in a variety of positions over the years: cashier, tutor, account manager, waiter etc, the combined experience of which has served to enrich his characters and setting. His writing spans tragicomedy and bildungsroman, with themes around loneliness, insecurity, friendship, dysfunctional family, and LGBT. His latest novels: “Not a Virgin” (2017), “Love, Lies, and Indomee” (2019). Nuril received the Crossing Borders grant from Robert Bosch Foundation and Literary Colloquium Berlin to conduct research for his next novel in Germany.

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