HIS collection of short stories, Bidadari yang Mengembara (Wandering Angel) brings back the forte of the art of storytelling. He has tapped this power from some of his favorite authors like Milan Kundera, John Steinbeck, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Jaroslav Hasek. “Their stories are nice to read, funny and fresh without degenerating into vulgarity. So, I would like to imitate them,” said Laksana.

In all 12 stories in this collection,