Eka Kurniawan

Eka Kurniawan studied at Gadjah Mada University. The recorded working language is Indonesian. The field of work recorded is literature, graphic design and psychology. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are high. Haruki Murakami is recorded as an influence. Works named in the authority record are Beauty Is a Wound and Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash. Distinctions recorded are Prince Claus Fund.

Kurniawan was born in Tasikmalaya, West Java, and grew up in a small coastal town, Pangandaran. He studied philosophy at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. Kurniawan currently lives in Jakarta. He writes novels, short stories, movie scripts, and blog, as well as essays. His works are translated into more than 24 languages.

His novel Beauty Is a Wound was included in the list of 100 notable books by The New York Times. The use of magic realism in the book has led to comparisons to Gabriel García Márquez. Kurniawan has insisted that Beauty Is a Wound is neither a historical novel nor a book about Indonesian history. Kurniawan's style of "approaching social concerns at an angle rather than head-on, with hefty doses of surrealism and wry humour" also draws comparisons to Haruki Murakami. He has been described as "Indonesia's finest writer since Pramoedya Ananta Toer" and "Indonesia's most exciting author." In 2016, Palari Films announced a film adaptation of Kurniawan's book Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash to be directed by Edwin, who would also co-write the screenplay with Kurniawan. The film was expected to get a 2021 release.

Kurniawan is married to fellow writer and screenwriter Ratih Kumala.