Abstract
Over the last ten years (2009-2018), the average number of modern Balinese literary books published reached 10.9 titles per year. This data is derived from the number of books nominated for the annual Rancage Literary Award over the last ten years. This research identifies and discusses opportunities and challenges in the development of the publication of modern Balinese literary books nowadays. The research focuses on identifying the supporting factors and challenges of the publication of modern Balinese literary books. Research methods applied in this study were library studies and limited ethnographic research through interviews, especially with stakeholders of modern Balinese literature including writers, readers and book agencies. Data were analyzed by Escarpit’s theory of sociology of literature that proposes the study of literature in the entire environment of literary creation, distribution and consumption. This study concludes that the provincial government of Bali, publishers, literary communities and authors all play an important role in overcoming challenges and taking advantage of opportunities for increasing the publication of modern Balinese literature.
 Keywords: modern Balinese literature, book publishing, Rancage award, literary community
Highlights
Abstrak Dalam sepuluh tahun terakhir, 2009-2018, rata-rata buku sastra Bali modern yang terbit mencapai 10,9 judul buku
Over the last ten years (2009-2018), the average number of modern Balinese literary books published reached 10.9 titles per year. This data is derived from the number of books nominated for the annual Rancage Literary Award over the last ten years
Research methods applied in this study were library studies and limited ethnographic research through interviews, especially with stakeholders of modern Balinese literature including writers, readers and book agencies
Summary
Penelitian ini mengidentifikasi dan membahas peluang dan tantangan dalam pengembangan penerbitan buku sastra Bali modern dewasa ini. Penelitian difokuskan pada identifikasi peluang dan tantangan penerbitan buku sastra Bali modern. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan studi kepustakaan dan etnografi terbatas melalui wawancara khususnya dengan pengampu kepentingan sastra Bali modern seperti pengarang, distributor buku, dan pembaca. Data dianalisis dengan teori sosiologi sastra Escarpit yang menggariskan bahwa sastra perlu dikaji dalam konteks lingkungan produksi, distribusi, dan konsumsi. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa pemerintah Provinsi Bali, penerbit, komunitas sastra, pengarang, memainkan peran penting dalam mengatasi tantangan dan memanfaatkan peluang dalam meningkatkan penerbitan buku sastra Bali modern. Kata kunci: sastra Bali modern, penerbitan buku, hadiah sastra Rancage, komunitas sastra
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