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Lalu Abdul Fatah

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Andrea Hirata, Gol A Gong, Agustinus Wibowo, Khaled Hosseini

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Laki-laki yang lahir di Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat, ini telah menulis belasan, baik solo maupun antologi yang terentang dari genre traveling hingga sastra. Karya-karyanya berupa cerpen, puisi, artikel, maupun kisah perjalanan telah dimuat di Jawa Pos, Lombok Post, Koran Jakarta, Majalah Ummi, Grand Story Magazine, dan ragam media lainnya. Lulusan Ilmu Hubungan Internasional Universitas Airlangga ini, saat ini menjalani profesi sebagai pengajar penulisan kreatif di beberapa tempat.

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Thinking versus Writing. Berpikir versus Menulis.

Sumber: PJ Milani (https://x.com/milanicreative/status/1516765886044155912/photo/1)

Setidaknya dua teman saya mengunggah gambar di atas ketika saya melihatnya dalam waktu yang berdekatan.

Ini gambar yang sangat mewakili apa yang saya alami. Sekaligus ini meneguhkan saya bahwa menulis memang bertujuan untuk membuat ide-ide itu tertampung dan lebih jelas polanya. Sementara, berpikir adalah proses yang acak. Ide-ide berlompatan. Ke sana kemari. Jika tidak ditampung dalam wadah,

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	TraveLove by Andrei Budiman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ariyanto (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Claudia Kaunang (Contributor) 3.06 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Travelicious Lombok 3.58 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Journey: Ada Cinta di Tiap Perjalanan by Dee An (Goodreads Author), Lalu Abdul Fatah (Goodreads Author), Dian Onasis (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Journey #2: Mengeja Seribu Wajah Indonesia by Lalu Abdul Fatah (Goodreads Author), Dee An (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book Junkies: Catatan Para Pecandu Buku by Ihwan Hariyanto (Goodreads Author), Wayan Lessy, Ivonie Zahra (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storycake for Your Life: Backpackers by Lygia Pecanduhujan, Lalu Abdul Fatah (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Imazahra (Goodreads Author) (Guest writer) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Syair Semografi, Sebuah Perjumpaan Tak Terduga by Gody Usnaat et all, Lalu Abdul Fatah (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dayu Rifanto (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traveling Note Competition 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ombak Oranye 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rindu Lindu 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 3: by Desi (last edited Mar 05, 2011 06:08PM)

Mar 05, 2011 06:07PM

hey, Brader, Goodreads bikinin kamu 'akun' baru tuh. Lalu Abdul--Goodreads Author.

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

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message 2: by ijul (yuliyono)

Feb 27, 2011 06:27AM

Hi, teman...udah baca apa aja di bulan Februari ini? Tinggal sehari lagi nih. Yukkk, dibagi kesan-kesannya, siapa tahu bisa menginspirasi temans lain sebagai bahan bacaan di bulan-bulan mendatang.

Ayo di-update list buku yang udah kamu baca di sini ya:
Buku Yang Kubaca di Bulan Februari

Baca itu Seru...

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message 1: by Lalu

Jul 08, 2009 11:59PM

hehehe... tenang. Saya masih belajar utak-atik GR. Mungkin beberapa waktu ke depan tidak terlalu intensif di sini. But, who knows, makin banyak buku yang dibaca, makin besar keinginan buat sharing. hohoho...

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