Alberthiene Endah Kusumawardhani Hilaul-Sutoyo, better known as Alberthiene Endah, is an Indonesian biographer, novelist, and journalist.
10 Facts About Alberthiene Endah
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Alberthiene Endah is known for her in-depth biographies of Indonesian celebrities, such as Chrisye and Krisdayanti.
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Alberthiene Endah was interested in writing from a young age, and decided to become a journalist while in junior high school.
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Alberthiene Endah received her first job working for the magazine Hidup in 1993.
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In 2004, Alberthiene Endah resigned from her position at Femina to focus on her career as a freelance writer and lead the editorial board at Prodo magazine.
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Alberthiene Endah released her first novel, Don't Give Me Drugs, in 2004.
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Between May and November 2006, Alberthiene Endah worked on writing musician Chrisye's biography while he was battling lung cancer.
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When writing biographies, Alberthiene Endah participates in the subjects day-to-day activities.
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Alberthiene Endah has called writing biographies "like dating [the subject]", because of the need to be involved in their activities.
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Alberthiene Endah has accompanied subjects on tour, in video editing sessions, and during their fight against cancer.