Ratna Indraswari | |
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| Born | 24 April 1949  |
| Died | 28 March 2011 (aged 61) |
| Occupation | Writer, literary, novelist, poet, social activist |
Ratna Indraswari (24 April 1949 – 28 March 2011), nicknamed the Queen of the Bees, was an Indonesian poet, author, and human rights activist. Paralyzed since the age of 10, she composed more than 400 short stories and novels during her life, including socially and critically engaged works such as the environmentalist Lemah Tanjung (2003). Furthermore, she was a notable figure in the Indonesian feminist and democratic movement.
Her work, primarily composed of short stories, focuses on female figures, their journeys, and their ways of resisting power. It is described as oral literature because she dictated all her works.