John H. McGlynn

John McGlynn is a Co-founder of the Lontar Foundation, a non-profit organisation established in 1987 for the purpose of introducing Indonesia to the world through literary translations. Through Lontar, McGlynn has ushered into print close to 250 books on Indonesian literature and culture with translations of literary work by more than 650 Indonesian authors. Because of Lontar's work, Indonesian literature can be taught anywhere in the world through the medium of English. As the translator of several dozen publications himself, both under his own name as well as his pen name, Willem Samuels, he has garnered much international praise for his work. His long list of publications include titles by some of Indonesia's most well known authors.

John McGlynn adalah salah satu Co-founder Lontar Foundation, sebuah organisasi nirlaba yang didirikan pada tahun 1987 dengan tujuan memperkenalkan Indonesia kepada dunia melalui terjemahan karya sastra. Melalui Lontar, McGlynn telah menerbitkan hampir 250 buku tentang sastra dan budaya Indonesia dengan terjemahan karya sastra dari lebih dari 650 penulis Indonesia. Berkat kerja Lontar, sastra Indonesia dapat diajarkan di mana pun di dunia melalui bahasa Inggris. Sebagai penerjemah puluhan publikasi, baik di bawah namanya sendiri maupun nama penanya, Willem Samuels, ia telah memperoleh banyak pujian internasional atas karyanya. Daftar panjang publikasinya mencakup judul-judul karya beberapa penulis Indonesia yang paling terkenal.