Umar Kayam

He began his education at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS) in Surakarta, where his father also taught. He continued his education at a MULO (Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs), then continued studying language at a high school in Yogyakarta until 1951. He graduated from the Faculty of Education at Gadjah Mada University in 1955, received a M.A. from New York University in 1963, and was awarded his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1965.

He was appointed director general of radio, television, and film in the Ministry of Information, a position which he held until 1969, when he began to serve as chairman of the {{ill|Jakarta Arts Council|id|Dewan Kesenian Jakarta}} (1969–1972). He served as a director for the Social Studies Training Centre at the Hasanuddin University in Makassar (1975–1976) and as a member of the MPRS (People's Consultative Assembly). He was a lecturer at the University of Indonesia and a senior fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu (1973). He was a chairman of the National Film Council, a senior professor in the Faculty of Letters at the Gadjah Mada University and an emeritus professor at that same university until his death. A member of the advisory board of Horison magazine, chairman of the {{ill|Jakarta Arts Institute|id|Institut Kesenian Jakarta}} and a member of the {{ill|Jakarta Academy|id|Akademi Jakarta}}, a lifetime position since his appointment in 1988.{{cite book |last1=Rampan |first1=Korrie Layun |author-link=Korrie Layun Rampan |title=Leksikon Susastra Indonesia |trans-title=Lexicon of Indonesian Literature |edition=First |year=2000 |publisher=Balai Pustaka |location=Jakarta |language=id |isbn=979-666-358-9 |pages=501–502}}{{cite book |last1=Eneste |first1=Pamusuk |title=Buku Pintar Sastra Indonesia |edition=Third |year=2001 |publisher=Buku Kompas |location=Jakarta |language=id |isbn=979-9251-78-8 |pages=249}}

Umar Kayam was an innovator in many aspects of his life. When he was a student at Gadjah Mada University, he was one of the founders of the campus theater.{{cite web |url=http://www.ugm.ac.id/en/?q=news/umar-kayam-writer-who-has-concern-grassroots-groups |title= Umar Kayam, Writer Who Has Concern for the Grassroots Groups |year=2011 |access-date=7 January 2013 }}

When he was the general director of radio and television, he was credited with helping to make the Indonesian film industry competitive. As the chairman of the Jakarta Arts Council (1969–1972), he was known for conducting meetings that addressed modern art and traditional art forms. He developed a sociological study of Indonesian literature and introduced the "grounded theory" to Indonesian social research. All of this provided inspiration for the emergence of new creative works in the fields of literature, art and art performances, among other things.{{cite book | title = Umar Kayam outside in: 30 April 1932-16 March 2002 | publisher = Cooperation Foundation-Thousand Fireflies Fireflies & Publisher Pinus | location = New York City | year = 2005 | isbn = 9796546760 | pages= 5–6}}

He was the author of many short stories, novels, essays and children's stories,{{Cite web |title=Biography of Kayam, Umar, 1932-2002 {{!}} Southeast Asia Digital Library |url=https://sea.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/SEAImages:YL-PG-012-UMAR-MFE |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=sea.lib.niu.edu |language=en}} of which many are available in English. In 1987 he won the S.E.A. Write Award.{{cite book |last1=Kayam |first1=Umar | title = Para Priyayi |trans-title=Javanese Gentry | publisher = Lontar Foundation | location = Jakarta | year = 2012 | isbn = 978-979-8083-95-2 | page=377}}

Kayam was married to his wife, former Femina journalist Yus Kayam, until his death.{{Cite web|url=https://stephenhgrant.com/books/former-points-of-view/|title=Former Points of View}} Yus survived him until her death in Jakarta on 3 August 2021.{{cite tweet|number=1422682290593746946|user=YUK_jogja|title=Duka cita mendalam atas wafatnya Ibu R. H. Yus Kayam pada hari Selasa 3 Agustus 2021 pukul 11.30 WIB."Sugeng tind… |date=3 August 2021}} {{ill|Anindyo Baskoro|lt=Nino Kayam|id}}, singer and songwriter known for his work with pop group RAN, is his grandson.{{cite web | url=https://seleb.tempo.co/read/1392767/ayah-meninggal-nino-kayam-gantian-aku-angkat-bapak-ke-peristirahatan-terakhir | title=Ayah Meninggal, Nino Kayam: Gantian Aku Angkat Bapak ke Peristirahatan Terakhir - Seleb Tempo.co }}

Umar Kayam died at 69 years old at March 16, 2002 at 07:45 AM at Jakarta from an intestinal bleeding disease. His body was buried at Karet Bivak Cemetery.

• {{cite book | last=Kayam |first=Umar | title =Sri Sumarah dan Bawuk(short stories) | publisher =Pustaka Jaya | location = Jakarta | year = 1975 |language=id |oclc=2699573 | lccn=76941421 }}
• {{cite book | last=Kayam |first=Umar | title =Sri Sumarah dan Bawuk translated by Harry Aveling |trans-title=Sri Sumarah and other stories | publisher =Heinemann Educational Books | location = Kuala Lumpur | year = 1980 |oclc=8031995 | lccn=81178431 }}
• {{cite book | last=Kayam |first=Umar | title =Seni, Tradisi, Masyarakat(essays) | publisher =Penerbit Sinar Harapan | location = Jakarta | year = 1981 |language=id |oclc=8820515 | lccn=82941057 }}
• {{cite book | last=Kayam |first=Umar | title =Semangat Indonesia: Suatu Perjalanan Budaya(with Henri Peccinotti) |trans-title=Soul of Indonesia | publisher =Gramedia | location = Jakarta | year = 1985 |language=id | lccn=85942505 }}
• {{cite book | last=Kayam |first=Umar | title =Para Priyayi | publisher =Pustaka Utama Grafiti | location = Jakarta | year = 1992 |language=id | isbn =9794441864 |oclc=27247838 | lccn=92943855 }} Won the prize Yayasan Buku Utama Department of Education and Health, in 1995)
• {{cite book | last=Kayam |first=Umar | title =Parta krama kumpulan cerita pendek | publisher =Yayasan Untuk Indonesia | location = Yogyakarta | year = 1997 |language=id |oclc=37806755 | lccn=97942078 }}
• {{cite book | last=Kayam |first=Umar | title =Seribu Kunang-kunang di Manhattan | publisher =Yayasan Obor Indonesia | location = Jakarta | year = 1999 |language=id | isbn =9794613282 |oclc=43403819 | lccn=99919378 }}
• Eneste, Pamusuk (2001). Buku pintar sastra Indonesia : biografi pengarang dan karyanya, majalah sastra, penerbit sastra, penerjemah, lembaga sastra, daftar hadiah dan penghargaan. Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kompas halaman 249. {{ISBN|9799251788}}.
• {{cite book | last=Kayam |first=Umar | title =Jalan Menikung | publisher =Pustaka Utama Grafiti | location = Jakarta | year = 1999 |language=id | isbn =9789794444122 |oclc=45082102 }}
• {{cite book | last=Kayam |first=Umar | title =Para Priyayi translated by Vladislav Zhukov |trans-title=Javanese Gentry | publisher =Lontar Foundation | location = Jakarta | year = 2012 | isbn =9789798083952 |oclc=823121764 | lccn=2012307616 }}

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