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Stephani Soejono’s Tale of the Bidadari reviewed by Nin Harris

Book Chronicles / Review


In this article:
The Tale of Bidadari


Written by Nin Harris, originally published in Truancy Magazine

Dec 26, 2016

Stephani Soejono’s Tale of the Bidadari is a short graphic novel based on the Orang Bunian stories of West Sumatra. The Bunian are a race of nonhuman entities who feature in the folklore of the Malay Archipelagoes, so I was looking forward to reading an Indonesian treatment of it, particularly since it’s one of my research and storytelling obsessions*.

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