One of them even received a marriage proposal over a 'Supernova' book. Many of them grew up with Supernova, as they began reading the series when they were in high school. Over the past decade, Dee said she enjoyed meeting fans of her books. 'I underlined half of his book and made it as a reference for 'Supernova,'' she said, as quoted by Tribun Timur. One inspiration for the book was Indian physicist Amit Goswani, who is also the author of 'The Self-Aware Universe.'

The research process included reading nonfictional books about physics, chemistry and biology.ĭuring the making of ' Supernova: Partikel' ('Supernova: Particle'), the fourth book in the series that was released in 2012, Dee read a lot about fungi to be able to provide greater detail. Writing 'Supernova' has been a pleasant journey for Dee. The author then decided to write more stories and introduce more characters, turning the series into a hexalogy. 'Akar' follows Bodhi, an orphaned monk who left the temple where he grew up to seek adventure and self-revelation in Asia. Supernova was intended to be a trilogy but with the release of the second book, ' Supernova: Akar' ('Supernova: Root') in 2002, Dee realized that she wanted to take her time to tell the protagonist's story. 'I told my husband, if I already reached that point, I would be ready to die anytime,' she said jokingly. The former member of girl band Rida Sita Dewi said she always wanted to be a writer and seeing her novels in bookstores was the sweetest gift. Author Dewi 'Dee' Lestari has shared her experience of writing the popular 'Supernova' series over the past 10 years in the first session of 'Growing Up With Supernova,' which kicked off the Makassar International Writers Festival at Chapel Fort Rotterdam in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Wednesday (18/05).ĭuring the session led by festival founder Lily Yulianti Farid, Dee revealed that the first installment of 'Supernova' was intended as a gift to herself on her 25th birthday in 2001.

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