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Love and Death in Bali
Vicki Baum
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Description for Love and Death in Bali
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Set in the first decade of the 20th century, this moving book shares the tragic reality of the Dutch invasion of Bali and the mass suicides that ensued.
In Love and Death in Bali, renowned author Vicki Baum skillfully intermeshes several different narratives that all culminate in the infamous puputan (the "ending"), the slaughter and mass suicides that brought the old Bali to an end in 1906. Written within living memory of these bloody events, the book tells the story of the passionate and deeply spiritual people who defy Dutch imperial forces through an act that brings them ... Read more
Set in the first decade of the 20th century, this moving book shares the tragic reality of the Dutch invasion of Bali and the mass suicides that ensued.
In Love and Death in Bali, renowned author Vicki Baum skillfully intermeshes several different narratives that all culminate in the infamous puputan (the "ending"), the slaughter and mass suicides that brought the old Bali to an end in 1906. Written within living memory of these bloody events, the book tells the story of the passionate and deeply spiritual people who defy Dutch imperial forces through an act that brings them ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
269g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9780804841801
SKU
V9780804841801
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99-15
About Vicki Baum
Vicki Baum, best known as the author of Grand Hotel and The Weeping Wood fell in love with Bali on her first visit to the island in 1935. There she met German painter and musician Walter Spies, a longtime Bali resident with an unrivaled knowledge of Balinese life. He bequeathed her the raw material for fashioning this compelling ... Read more
Reviews for Love and Death in Bali
"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."
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