Arya Lawa Manuaba, Ida Bagus

Full Name: Arya Lawa Manuaba, Ida Bagus
Pen Name: Gus Arya
Photograph by: Anggara Giri
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Place: Badung
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Biography

In English

Ida Bagus Arya Lawa Manuaba is the author of the book “Alien Menurut Hindu” (2018) which became a phenomenal book throughout 2018-2019. His first novel, “Putih Biru” (2019), tells a story of an adventure of rural teenagers in Bali and was ranked in the top eight of the selected novels at the 2017 UNNES International Novel Writing Contest in Semarang. His second novel is entitled “Haricatra” with three sequels and is in the process of publishing. In addition to nonfiction books and novels, he also writes many short stories and articles. One of his best short stories is entitled “Barong Brutuk” (2019) which tells about the mysticism of Terunyan Village.

Gus Arya, his nickname, is known through his writings. People who know him always associate him with writing, imagination and even aliens. Born in Denpasar, December 24, 1988, he loved the world of writing since childhood. During the fourth grade of elementary school, he wrote a series of stories that he read daily to his friends. After school, he wrote a horror story in a notebook and then shared it with his friends at school.

During middle school, he won several article writing and short story competitions. When he was in high school, his name always appeared in the best six short stories of the annual short story competition at Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali. Among all the short stories he has ever written, the short story “Orang-Orang Berbaju Hitam” (2011) is the most meaningful. With that short story, he helped his poor friend pay school fees for one year.

Now Gus Arya works as a lecturer at ITP Markandeya Bali in the field of prose. He also manages independent publishing and writer services, and is active in the preservation of Balinese language and literature at the BASAbali Wiki. His hobby is traveling in a quiet village and going to museums.

In Balinese

Ida Bagus Arya Lawa Manuaba inggih punika pangawi buku mamurda Alien Menurut Hindu 2018 san dados silih sinunggil buku Hindu pinih lais ring warsa 2018-2019. Nov l dan san kapertama mamurda Putih Biru 2019 , nyaritayang indik palampah anak bajang-teruna desa ring Bali, tur ngamolihang peringkat silih sinunggil saking kutus nov l pinilih ring pac ntokan UNNES International Novel Writing Contest 2017 ring Semarang. Nov l dan kaping rwa mamurda Haricatra san kapahpah dados tigang cakepan tur kantun ring pros s terbit. Tiosan saking buku nonfiksi lan nov l, dan ngaripta mak h satua bawak lan reriptan lianan. Silih sinunggil satua bawak dan mamurda Barong Brutuk 2019 , nyaritayang indik taksun pradesa Terunyan.

Gus Arya, k nten dan kasambat, kauningin duaning reriptan dan . Sapasira uning ring ragan satata nyant lang ragan sareng reriptan, imajinasi, tur alien. Embas ring Denpasar, duk pinanggal 24 Desember 1988, dan jenek pisan ring jagat reriptan saking alit. Daweg kelas pat sekolah dasar, dan angripta satua masambung sane kawac n tur kapirengang olih timpal-timpal dan nyabran rahina. Budal saking sekolahan, dan angripta satua horor ring buku tulis, laut kadumang ring sawitran dan ring sekolah.

Daweg SMP, dan akudang kala dados jayanti ring pac ntokan reriptan lan satua bawak. Daweg SMA, pes ngan dan satata w nten ring nem jayanti satua bawak ring sayembara cerpen tahunan Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali. Saking sami satua bawak san naenin karipta olih dan , satua bawak mamurda Orang-Orang Berbaju Hitam 2011 inggih punika san pinih ngulangunin. Satua bawak punika polih juara, tur jinahne kaangg n nulungin timpal dan san n nten mrasidayang naur prab a sekolah selami awarsa.

Mangkin Gus Arya maswadharma dados dos n ring ITP Markandeya Bali, ngajahin indik gegancaran. Dan taler ngamargiang penerbitan lan layanan penulis swakarsa, kalih jenek ring ngalimbakang tur ngalestariang basa Bali ring BASAbali Wiki. Sasenengan dan wantah ngarereh angin ring margi desa sane sepi tur lunga ring mus um.

In Indonesian

Ida Bagus Arya Lawa Manuaba adalah penulis buku Alien Menurut Hindu (2018) yang menjadi buku fenomenal di sepanjang tahun 2018-2019. Novel pertamanya berjudul Putih Biru (2019), mengisahkan tentang petualangan remaja desa di Bali dan mendapatkan peringkat delapan besar novel pilihan dalam UNNES International Novel Writing Contest 2017 di Semarang. Novel keduanya berjudul Haricatra dengan tiga sekuel dan sedang dalam proses penerbitan. Selain buku nonfiksi dan novel, dia menulis banyak cerpen dan artikel. Salah satu cerpennya berjudul Barong Brutuk (2019) yang mengisahkan tentang mistikisme Desa Terunyan.

Gus Arya, sapaan akrabnya, dikenal lewat tulisan-tulisannya. Orang yang mengenalnya selalu mengaitkannya dengan tulisan, imajinasi dan bahkan alien. Lahir di Denpasar, 24 Desember 1988, dia menyukai dunia tulis-menulis sejak kecil. Sewaktu kelas empat sekolah dasar, dia menulis cerita bersambung yang dibacakannya setiap hari kepada teman-temannya. Sepulang sekolah, dia menulis cerita horor dalam sebuah buku tulis lalu dibagikannya kepada kawan-kawannya di sekolah.

Sewaktu SMP, dia beberapa kali menjuarai lomba menulis artikel dan cerpen. Semasa SMA, namanya selalu muncul di enam besar cerpen terbaik Sayembara cerpen tahunan Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali. Di antara semua cerpen yang pernah ditulisnya, cerpen berjudul Orang-Orang Berbaju Hitam (2011) adalah yang paling berarti. Dengan cerpen itu dia menolong sahabatnya karena tidak bisa membayar uang sekolah selama satu tahun.

Kini Gus Arya bertugas sebagai dosen di ITP Markandeya Bali dalam bidang prosa. Dia juga mengelola penerbitan dan layanan penulis mandiri, serta aktif dalam pelestarian bahasa dan sastra Bali di BASAbali Wiki. Hobinya jalan-jalan di desa yang sepi dan pergi ke museum.

Examples of work

Bali Pulina (2018)

A book about a short trip around Bali and admiring its architecture.

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Alien Menurut Hindu (2018)

A book that discusses the existence of living things outside of Earth from a Hindu perspective.

Putih Biru (2019)

A novel about the adventure of Made Sanjaya, a Balinese teenager who wants to save his friends and family from old grudges and black magic. Nominated for the top 8 best novels at the 2017 UNNES International Novel Writing Contest.

Haricatra (Trilogi Pertama) - in press

Kadek Haricatra has a strange ability. He could see the Nagapuspa flower, the golden lotus flower growing on the rock. The flower can cure all human ailments. But Epsilon, the biggest drug company in the country, is really eager to take Nagapuspa. Kadek Haricatra wanted to be killed. He must run!

Haricatra: Labuhan kemang (Trilogi Kedua)

The SALCON virus outbreak hits Bali. Nagapuspa has not been found. Epsilon is furious. Haricatra disappears as if swollen by the Earth!

Learning From the Best (2019)

Biography of Professor Gede Sri Darma, who used to be the youngest professor in Indonesia.

Meniti Tangga Emas Setengah Abad Perdiknas Denpasar (2018)

Company biography of Perkumpulan Pendidikan Nasional, Denpasar, a famous institution that gave birth to Undiknas University, SMP Nasional Denpasar and more.