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Love And Death In Bali (Periplus Classics Series),New
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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 Certain Deathand 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 Charge 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 Or Position, Is Woven Into The Fabric Of An Ancient Culture, Connected By Customs And, Above All, By Strong Religious Beliefs. In This Edition, Anthropologist And Awardwinning Author Nigel Barkley'S Introduction Provides Excellent Context For The Complex, Dramatic Tale That Follows.
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