After graduating from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Yusi worked as a journalist at Forum Keadilan and Tempo before he established Banana Publishing in 2005. In addition to writing fiction and nonfiction books, he also translates and edits works of international writers into Indonesian. He is also involved in a number of theater productions, films, and other multimedia arts. He has been the Head of Literary Committee at Jakarta Arts Council since 2016. In 2016, Yusi was invited to attend International Writing Program (IWP) in Iowa, United States. His works of fiction include Rumah Kopi Singa Tertawa (2011), Grave Sin #14 (2015), Raden Mandasia Si Pencuri Daging Sapi (2016) which was awarded Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa, and Muslihat Musang Emas (2017).