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Love and Death in Bali (German: Liebe und Tod auf Bali) is a 1937 novel by the Austrian writer Vicki Baum. It is set during the 1906 Dutch intervention in Bali. Baum had recently stayed in Bali with her friend Walter Spies who supplied her with background for the novel. It is also known by the title A Tale from Bali. References
- Vicki Baum
- German
- 1937
- 1937
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.
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10. Sept. 2011 · Paperback – September 10, 2011. by Vicki Baum (Author), Nigel Barley (Foreword) 4.3 80 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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.
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- Vicki Baum
- Vicki Baum
Love and Death in Bali. Vicki Baum, Nigel Barley (Foreword) 3.92. 288 ratings36 reviews. 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.
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20. Dez. 2011 · 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.
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20. Dez. 2011 · 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,...
Set against the backdrop of the Dutch invasion of Bali in 1906, and the resulting mass suicide 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.
