ANNA…book bring readers back to their childhood.
Strange Magic and Supernatural Encounters is a collection of stories that grandfathers used to tell their grandchildren in the days when television and handphone were unheard of.
Story telling was then one of the main form of entertainment.
The book bring readers back to their childhood when they lived in wooden houses, without electricity, in far flung villages.
This is the first book authored by Sabah veteran journalist Anna Vivienne.
She has five books in the stable and two more awaiting publication.
The stories within the pages are of other worlds, spirits, ghosts and hauntings in the olden days
The book is easy to read, with clear pagination that poses no difficulties, allowing for an enjoyable and enlightening read.
There are 12 short stories in this 116-pages book.
The stories are based on legends, folklore and traditional beliefs of the Dusun people of North Borneo.
Woven within the stories is the people’s way of life before the coming of monotheism, colonial and post-colonial days.
There may be similar stories from other ethnic groups but the telling will differ.
As the book’s title indicates, stories presented are all about strange magic and supernatural encounters.
The stories presented on paranormal activity can convinced readers there were real.
Anna skillfully introduces several intriguing entities, including Tompuwan, the spirit of the jungle, and Tompulalangoi, a towering spirit that roams the night and can effortlessly step over hills and mountains as it wanders.
Also mentioned is Kotumbaig, spirits that live in water, and thought to be one of the main cause of drowning in the olden days.
A journalist who has been in the fraternity for 30 years, Anna Vivienne favourite subjects are tourism, local culture and tradition.
She is an aspiring poetess, and a guest writer of a poetry compilation called Vampire Squid killed by a 3D Printed Periapt with author Cat Deal, under the pseudonym Grace Latinggam.
