 Teman Doedoek was read by Soeman Hs , a Bengkalis @-@ born teacher who had already gained popularity as a writer of detective fiction . Soeman , once a student of Kasim 's , had also experimented with more humorous story @-@ telling approaches , including in his novel Pertjobaan Setia as well as in the numerous short stories he had published through Pandji Pustaka . After the commercial success of Teman Doedoek , Balai Pustaka sought to release a new short story collection ; thus , Soeman was contacted . 
