
John H. McGlynn, Co-founder of the Lontar Foundation, has dedicated his career to promoting Indonesian culture through translation and publication. Through Lontar, he has brought over 250 books to print, featuring works by more than 650 Indonesian authors, including groundbreaking anthologies on LGBT literature, political exiles, and 20th-century drama, as well as translations of nearly 200 women authors. Lontar’s work has made Indonesian literature accessible worldwide in English. McGlynn also initiated the On the Record documentary program, producing over 90 films on writers and performance traditions. As a translator himself, under his own name and the pseudonym Willem Samuels, he has earned international acclaim.
John H. McGlynn, salah satu pendiri Yayasan Lontar, mendedikasikan kariernya untuk mempromosikan budaya Indonesia melalui penerjemahan dan publikasi. Melalui Lontar, ia telah menerbitkan lebih dari 250 buku yang menampilkan karya lebih dari 650 penulis Indonesia, termasuk antologi penting tentang sastra LGBT, pengasingan politik, dan drama abad ke-20, serta terjemahan karya hampir 200 penulis perempuan. Karya Lontar telah membuat sastra Indonesia bisa diakses di seluruh dunia dalam bahasa Inggris. McGlynn juga memprakarsai program dokumenter On the Record, yang telah memproduksi lebih dari 90 film tentang penulis dan tradisi pertunjukan. Sebagai penerjemah, baik dengan nama aslinya maupun pseudonim Willem Samuels, ia telah meraih pengakuan internasional.