DEWI “DEE” LESTARI

WRITER

Dewi Lestari, or more popularly known by her pen name Dee Lestari, is one of the most prolific writers in modern Indonesia. Although she started her career as a successful singer in the 1990s all-girl band, RSD, Dee has always been an avid writer. She released her first book, Kesatria, Putri dan Bintang

Jatuh in 2001, which is part one of the six books in the Supernova series. Dee also writes more lighthearted works, among the most successful ones being

Filosofi Kopi: Kumpulan Cerita and Perahu Kertas.

After Filosofi Kopi, she released another collection work as a hybrid between an album and a short story collection, Rectoverso, in 2008. In this collection, each short story comes with a song by Dee herself. The similar concept also applied to her latest novel to be published this year, Rapijali. Many of her works touch on spirituality, philosophy, religion, even shamanism and extraterrestrial life, which received a huge success both with her fans, Addeection, and critics alike. Within two decades as a writer, Dee has received at least ten awards from Indonesian literary circles, and had five of her works turned into award-winning movies.