The King, the Witch and the Priest: A Twelfth-Century Javanese Tale by Willem Samuels, Pramoedya Ananta Toer

The King, the Witch and the Priest: A Twelfth-Century Javanese Tale

Willem Samuels, Pramoedya Ananta Toer

128 pages first pub 1951 (editions)

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"Centuries ago, there was, in the eastern part of the island of Java, a kingdom by the name of Daha..." So begins The King, the Witch and the Priest, a fable with contemporary allure that is based on the story of Calon Arang, a Javanese legend dat...

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