Published 20:21 IST, March 2nd 2020
Traveling to Indonesia? These 5 books on Indonesia will take you right there
Coronavirus crisis has affected countries like China, Indonesia, South Korea, etc. People who cannot travel to Indonesia can check out these 5 books.
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Due to our busy work schedules, we cant travel to several countries that we have on our bucket list. Indonesia is one country that is on everyone's bucket list for its rich culture and beautiful locales. However, books can also help people in exploring countries and cultures well. refore, here are books that can take you to Indonesia and back in a few hours.
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A House in Bali
This book was released way back in year 1947 and was composed by Canadian writer Colin McPhee. writer tells stories from his time in country and how he was influenced by Indonesian cultures and traditions and also how he discovered Balinese traditional music of gamelan. author paints im of time when country had western influences messing with ir rich indigeus way of life.
Rainbow Troops
book was written by Indonesian Author Andrea Hirata who talks about his childhood days while growing up on island of Belitong, off coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. book easily covers day to day lives of people living in remote vills and children in m who are referred to as Rainbow troops. This book was a major bestseller and was even successful in building a new literary museum in Hirata’s hometown Belitong.
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Stranger In Forest
Eric Hansen composed this book in 1982 after spending 7 months in rivers and jungles of Borneo. book talks about experiences he had faced when and how those memories reflected on him. Indonesian cultures and traditions of jungle and nation’s daily life captivate readers’ minds with raw natural description and experiences. This book will transport people who want to travel to Indonesia but cant with its accurate stories and pure intentions.
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Eat, Pray, Love
This book was written by Elizabeth Gilbert and made island of Bali, Indonesia famous in world. She came up with book when she made Ubud island’s art and culture capital her home and became one of islanders. book talks about how one should embrace traditions and culture of a place and live like locals of neighbourhood when travelling and settling. movie version was also quite successful among viewers.
Land of Five Towers
This book on Indonesian culture and traditions and lifestyle were written by Alif Fauda who lived in a small vill in West Sumatra as a child. He described his days of playing in rice paddies, swimming in lake, picking fruits in jungle, etc in book and or insights of his life back in days. This story is all about chasing dreams, believing in one’s self and culture of Indonesia.
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20:21 IST, March 2nd 2020