Ali Akbar Navis (17 November 1924 - 22 March 2003)

A.A Navis Ali Akbar Navis was born in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra on November 17, 1924. Better known by the name of AA Navis, he was a leading writer, humorist and humanist in Indonesia. Not only did he produce a large number of publications, but he also worked as a teacher for other writers during his lifetime. At a young age, Navis expressed creativity and talent. Before he started his writing career, he became an accomplished musician with both viola and flute. He also became skilled as a painter. He worked as the head of production at a Japanese-owned porcelain factory after graduating from the Dutch language teachers' school, Indonesisch Nederlandsche School (INS), in Kayu Tanam in 1945. Navis began writing in 1950, but it took a few years for his work to be noticed. When it was, he was given a position on the Central Sumatra Cultural Committee from 1953-55. His English language skills also became noticed and he was often asked to help foreign scholars who were studying Minangkabau (an ethnic group Navis was part of) culture. His first real break into the literary world came with his short story Surau Kami in 1955. It was considered very bold in the way it criticized the pious people who neglected the poor and was voted in the literary magazine Kisah to be one of the best three stories of the year. It was later released in a collection of his short stories also named Surau Kami in 1956. The collection has since been translated into Japanese, English and German.

List of Books and Novels • Antologi Lengkap Cerpen A.A. Navis , 2005 • Gerhana, novel , 2004 • Bertanya Kerbau Pada Pedati , 2002 • Cerita Rakyat dari Sumatra Barat 3 , 2001 • Kabut Negeri si Dali , 2001 • Dermaga Lima Sekoci , 2000 • Jodoh , 1999 • Yang Berjalan Sepanjang Jalan , 1999 • Cerita Rakyat dari Sumatra Barat 2 , 1998 • Filsafat dan Strategi Pendidikan M. Sjafei: Ruang Pendidik INS Kayutanam , 1996 • Otobiografi A.A. Navis: Satiris dan Suara Kritis dari Daerah , 1994 • Surat dan Kenangan Haji , 1994 • Cerita Rakyat dari Sumatra Barat , 1994 • Hujan Panas dan Kabut Musim , 1990 • Pasang Surut Pengusaha Pejuang, Hasjim Ning autobiography , 1986 • Alam Terkembang Jadi Guru, minangkabau culture , 1984 • Di Lintasan Mendung , 1983 • Dialektika Minangkabau (editor) , 1983 • Dermaga dengan Empat Sekoci, poets , 1975 • Saraswati: Si Gadis dalam Sunyi, novel , 1970 • Kemarau , 1967 • Bianglala , 1963 • Hudjan Panas , 1963 • Robohnya Surau Kami , 1955 Literary awards • Kincir Mas prize from Radio Netherlands for Jodoh, 1975 • Femina magazine prize for literature for Kawin in 1979 • Ministry of Education and Culture National Art Award 1988 • Ministry of Education and Culture National Literary Award 1992 • Thai-government awarded South East Asian Writer Award, 1992

During his lifetime, Navis created a number of monumental works in the areas of culture and art. As a teacher, he inspired a new generation of writers. He always spoke and wrote frankly, earning him the nickname "The Mocker", for he did not hold back his opinions. One of his criticisms was the way children were taught in the educational system. He said that, from elementary school to college, students were only given the chance to receive information from their teachers, but were not taught to speak their own minds. This caused them to not be good at writing, because one needs an open mind for that. They were not taught to read because reading gives people a chance for comparison. By the time they arrived in college, they were not good at reading or writing, and this contributed to the decline of each generation. He criticized the education models, saying they were created as a strategy to keep people unable to think for themselves, and that this must be resisted and changed. He viewed literature as a means of doing this, of helping people to think critically and understand the concepts of life. According to Navis, the most important thing for a writer is whether the work is durable or not. To him, writing was a tool.He claimed that he wrote with one vision, not with the purpose of seeking fame. Fame found him, though. Even as he taught other writers, he produced his own short stories, novels, poetry, children’s stories, radio plays and essays. Navis produced over 65 works of literature in multiple forms. He wrote 22 books, plus five anthologies with other writers and eight foreign anthologies. Add to that, he produced 106 papers on a variety of academic activities at home and abroad which were collected into the book A Walk Along the Way. Navis suffered for many years with heart complications, asthma and diabetes. He was still writing and  very active in society, however, up until his death on March 22nd, 2003 in Padang.

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