Djenar Maesa Ayu
Djenar Maesa Ayu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 January 1973 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Period | Reform Era Generation |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Literary movement | Sastra wangi |
| Spouse | Edi Widjaya (divorced) |
Djenar Maesa Ayu (born 14 January 1973), also known as Nay, is an Indonesian novelist, short story writer, actress, screenwriter, and filmmaker. Her work has variously been described as "provocative and lurid", and unique and brave. Because of the boldness of the topics she writes about, Ayu is considered to a member of the informal movement labeled sastra wangi.