Author | Tio Ie Soei |
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Language | Vernacular Malay |
Genre | Children's novel |
Publisher | Hoa Siang In Giok |
Publication date | 1911 |
Publication place | Dutch East Indies |
Pages | 167 |
OCLC | 227807289 |
Tjerita Sie Po Giok, atawa Peroentoengannja Satoe Anak Piatoe[a] (better known by the short title Sie Po Giok) is a 1911 children's novel from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) written by Tio Ie Soei in vernacular Malay. It tells the story of Sie Po Giok, a young orphan who faces several challenges while living with his uncle in Batavia (now Jakarta). The story, which has been called the only work of children's literature produced by Chinese Malay writers, has been read as promoting traditional gender roles and questioning Chinese identity.
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