Strain and writing words that fail to Rhyme

Strain and writing words that fail to Rhyme -

 

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Why is it that the authors come to Bali to pen a novel, a poem or memory?

I just do not know, is the answer for me, but anyway, I find myself coming back more and more frequently in this paradise to put pen to paper. Is it something in the air? The soothing trade winds? The landscape? Or is it the wonderful nature of the people who provide the inspiration? Each author has his own reasons, but whatever they are, Bali was the scope and location of some remarkable books over the years.

Aside from some of the amazing and insightful local literature Bali & Sekala Niskala , the books of some expatriates who settled here, told their stories and Eisman. Clock A Little Bit One O 'William Ingram is a classic view of living with a Balinese family and is a must for anyone settle here.

Who can forget the classic Colin McPhee, A House In Bali Canadian musician who brought the magic of gamelan in the West in the 30s Or Louise G. Kote Our hotel in Bali , written in 1936, while Kuta was but a village of poor fishermen.

The trend never stopped when we think of Fragrant Rice Janet De Neefe , a story of passion, marriage and food in 2003 and published a wonderful follow his Stern Men from 2000.

Bali has attracted writers, artists and indeed all associated with the arts its banks like a siren call of the sea. However, all should be methinks chaired around the top of the shoulder of the island.

For my money, Elizabeth Gilbert Eat, Pray, Love went a long way toward ruining the reputation of Bali. This banal novel in the quest of a privileged woman to self-discovery, while at the same time romanticizing poverty and oohing and aahing on the locals, was quite frankly embarrassing.

There are now dozens of Western women who flock to Bali to emulate what is called "enlightenment" of Gilbert, with their serene expressions, their caftans and expensive Louis Vuitton luggage . Some of these devotees are themselves launching into a tome or two, catalog their mystical experiences.

Bali certainly does not exist only for the rest of us can seek pleasure and find our true inner self?

Perhaps a better title would have been Eat, Pray, Let !

is pioneering writers like De Neefe that I admire most. In addition to being a whiz in the kitchen, raising four children, run two restaurants with her husband Ketut and crush the strange novel, she manages to imagine an event like the Bali Writers Festival (in collaboration with Heather Curnow). This forum is a testimony to the appeal of Bali and an inspiration for future novelists worldwide. If this is the kind of writer that Bali product, it is certainly one I most want to imitate!

This brings me full circle to the beginning of this piece, what it is that attracts writers to this island.

(And now for a little shameless self -promotion.)

In 2010, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to spend four months in Bali while my wife realized a teaching contract to IALF. I had an idea for a book and, with nothing to occupy me, I finally decided to have a go '.

Thirty-nine days later Final Diagnosis was written!

How could it be? Where does the daily inspiration come from? I still ask myself that question when the words flowed from me like water from a faucet gushing.

Both novels followed, Blowback and Counterpoint need a touch of Bali when they faltered and stumbled in other lands.

So in essence, I'm not sure what it is. But anything, I'll keep coming back for more!

The opinions expressed are those of the author only.

 

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