Alfian Saat

By LKCRL Reference Librarian written on 2007-11-27
National Library Board Singapore

Alfian Sa'at dilahirkan pada tahun 1977. Menerima pendidikan di Sekolah Rendah Tampines; Institusi Raffles; dan Maktab Rendah Raffles. Pernah mengikuti jurusan Perubatan di Universiti Nasional Singapura (NUS). Beliau prolifik dalam pelbagai genre termasuk puisi, cerpen, drama dan esei dalam bahasa Melayu dan Inggeris. Beliau juga aktif dalam pergerakan persuratan dengan menjadi anggota dan penulis naskah Teater Ekamatra (1997-2001) dan The Necessary Stage (2000-2001).

Karya
The Miseducation of Minah Bukit.
Tapak 7
The Optics Trilogy.
The corrected Poems of Minah Jambu.
Poppy Dot Dream.
Dont Say I Say.
Whats The Difference.
Asian Boys Vol. 1.
Sex..Violence; Blood.
Gore.
Fighting. (1994). Performed by The necessary stage theatre for Youth Ensemble.
Yesterday my classmate died. (1997). Performed by The Creative Arts alumni, and Black Boards.
White walls. (1997). Performed by The Necessary Stage.
Dongeng, myth. (1997). Performed by Teater Ekamatra.
Deklamasi malas, declamation of Indolence. (1997). Performed by Teater Ekamatra.
Causeway. (1998).  Performed by Teater Ekamatra.
Madu II, polygamy. (1998). Performed by Teater Ekamatra.
Anak bulan di kampung Wak' Hassan (The new moon at Kampung Wak' Hassan). (1998). Performed by Teater Ekamatra.
One fierce hour. (1998). Singapore: Landmarks Books.
Corridor: 12 short stories. (1999). Singapore: Raffles.
A history of amnesia: Poems. (2001). Singapore: Ethos Books.
Bisik: Antologi drama Melayu Singapura. (2003). Kuala Lumpur: Teater Ekamatra; Pustaka Cipta.
Prisma pentas: Antologi skrip drama teater. (2004). Singapura: Majlis Bahasa Melayu Singapura.

Pencapaian/Anugerah
1995 : Kripalani Award for outstanding contribution to creative arts.
1998 : Singapore Literature Prize commendation award: Fiction Corridor.
1998 : Life! Top ten book of the year: Buku One fierce hour.
1999 : Hadiah sastera (Penghargaan) MBMS: Drama Causeway.
2001 : Pencalonan naskah terbaik Life! Theatre awards: Skrip The optic trilogy.
2001 : Anugerah seniman muda (Sastera) NAC.
2001 : Kiriyama book prize list of notable books (From Asia Pacific Region): Buku A history of amnesia.
2001 : Life! Top ten book of the year: Buku A history of amnesia.
2001 : Anugerah pena emas Mont Blanc NAC dan SPH: Puisi.
2001 : Life! Theatre awards winner: Best ensemble Asian boys Vol.1.
2001 : Life! Theatre awards nominations best script: Skrip Asian boys Vol.1.



Sumber
Mohamed Pitchay Gani bin Mohamed Abdul Aziz. (Ed.). (2005). Leksikon: Direktori penulis Melayu Singapura pasca 1965 (ms. 74-75). Singapura: Angkatan Sasterawan '50 & National Library Board.



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Subject
Personalities>>Biographies>>Authors
Alfian Sa’at
Authors, Malay--Singapore--Biography
Language and literature>>Literatures>>Austronesian and Oceanian literatures>>Malay literature



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