Articles tagged ‘Island of Bali’
Important people in Bali: Miguel Covarrubias
By Nick | September 27th, 2006 |
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Miguel Covarrubias was a Mexican artist and writer, born in 1904, who lived in New York City. He is best known for his artwork and iconography, that shed light on the pre-Colombian art of Mesoamerica. Here in Bali, he is known for writing The Island Of Bali, a work that gives great insight as to [...]
Periplus bookstore : Made’s Warung Seminyak
By Nick | May 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
A great place to shop for Bali books is Periplus bookstore, located inside Made’s Warung Seminyak. Once you get into the garden of the restaurant, you will see Periplus on the right side. The bookstore stocks the hole range of famous Bali books, including, Our Hotel in Bali, Island of Bali, A Patch of Paradise. [...]
Miguel Covarrubias’s life in Bali celebrated in new book
By Nick | December 2nd, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Miguel Covarrubias wrote Island of Bali is 1939. It is to this day the best account of life in Bali in the 1930’s and Balinese culture in general. Miguel managed to lay out a very personal impression of Bali and writes in a way that relates to his readers. He doesn’t come across like a [...]
