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The King and His Beloved Dog

A delicious dark tidbit from Tanto's newest collection, ENDORPHIN.

R.E. Hartanto

R.E. Hartanto is an artist and writer living in Central Java. He earned his painting degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts & Design, Bandung Institute of Technology. He teaches art and maintains an art blog. His pieces featured on Popula are excerpted from his newest collection, Endorphin.

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Translated from the Indonesian by Annie Tucker

R.E. Hartanto, Indonesia, comics, illustration, king, dog, transformation, love, grief

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