Love and Death in Bali

Name: Love and Death in Bali
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ISBN: 9780804841801

Vicki Baum, Nigel Barley

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English

Tuttle
15 September 2011

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Periplus Classics Series

Set against the backdrop of the Dutch invasion of Bali just over a century ago, and the resulting ""mass suicides"" of the Balinese royalty, the moving story unfolds of the peasant Pak and his family and friends, and the tragedy that is their shared fate. Written within living memory of the bloody events called the ""puputan"" (the ""ending""), ""Love and Death in Bali"" is the story of a passionate yet peaceful and deeply spiritual people who defy the Dutch imperial forces through an act that would bring them certain death and certain rebirth. The looting of a Chinese trading ship gives the Dutch colonial forces the perfect excuse to intervene in island affairs, but they encounter astonishing resistance. In the battle of Badung, wave upon wave of Balinese clothed in white ceremonial garb charged into the blazing Dutch guns, kris daggers in hand, prepared to die. Who among them will survive, and how will their lives be forever changed? ""Love and Death in Bali,"" first published in German in 1937, is considered by many to be the finest novel ever written about this island paradise where everyone, regardless of caste of position, is woven into the fabric of an ancient culture, connected by customs and, above all, by strong religious beliefs. now reissued in a completely reedited edition under its original title, with an introduction by anthropologist and award-winning author Nigel Barkley.""

By: Vicki Baum
Foreword by: Nigel Barley
Imprint: Tuttle
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780804841801
ISBN 10: 0804841802
Series: Periplus Classics Series
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 15 September 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

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Written within living memory of the bloody events called the puputan (the 'ending'), Love and Death in Bali is the story of peaceful and deeply spiritual people who defy Dutch imperial forces. First published in German in 1937, Love and Death in Bali is considered by many to be the finest novel ever written about the island. --InBUSINESS Ireland