buku arti

Buku Arti (Arti Books) is a division of the Arti Foundation, run by Gde Aryantha Soethama. Publications are sold in major book stores in Bali and in other cities of Indonesia. In the last three years, Buku Arti has worked with the Perpustakaan Daerah Bali in publishing books on the art and culture of Bali. This has made it possible for the publications to be not only sold commercially, but to also have them available for the public in major libraries of Bali and Indonesia. Gde Aryantha Soethama is an established author himself who have received many literary awards in the past. Most recently, he won the Khatulistiwa Award (2006) for his collection of short stories Mandi Api (Kompas, 2006). Its English translation by Vern Cork Ordeal by Fire has been made available through Buku Arti. For information regarding the titles mentioned below, contact: info@artifoundation.org

 

 

 

Ordeal by Fire

Gde Aryantha Soethama

Gde Aryantha Soethama is not only a superior observer, but also a short story writer who truly understands the social and cultural situation of the island where he lives.
Gde never scorns, let alone opposes, the changes which have occured. He only indicates that Bali is at crossroads. The advance in tourism has not only brought with it the promise of prosperity, but also a great number of complex problems. In this book, there are no solutions presented. Gde merely desires to describe reality. It is up to the reader to interpret it .

- Kompas Books

 

Basa Basi Bali

Gde Aryantha Soethama

(language: Indonesian)

A compilation of short journalistic essays written in a light touch but with serious thoughts and questions on development in Bali in relation to tourism and modernization, reflecting the writer’s fears and beliefs in the island on which he was born.

 

 

 

 

Karena Aku Perempuan Bali

Alit S. Rini

(language: Indonesian)
In this compilation of poetries, the author, born with the name Ida Ayu Putu Alit Susrini writes about her inner struggles of being born a woman in Bali, especially in the social lives of women where religion, tradition, including the caste system forces them to be submissive in their obligation to rituals. The critic is not aimed towards their opposite, but to the women who consciously or unconsciously oblige to their inferior positions. Alit S. Rini joined the Bali Post in 1988, and since 1998 has taken on the position of chief editor for the newspaper.

 

 

Rumah Bunga

Mas Ruscitadewi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gunung Menyan Segara Madu

I Made Suarsa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perkawinan Terlarang

I Made Sujaya

Jarang orang tahu, sejak berabad-abad silam Bali punya aturan melarang warganya memiliki lebih dari satu istri. Perkawinan kedua dan seterusnya, dianggap sebagai "perkawinan terlarang". Larangan berpoligami itu disuratkan dalam awig-awig desa, ada juga hanya berdasarkan mitos.
Potret lima desa yang menentang poligami dalam buku ini merupakan desa-desa Bali Kuno. Warga desa-desa itu merupakan pelanjut kebudayaan Bali Aga atau Bali Mula, sebelum orang-orang Majapahit datang. Kendati dalam cengkeraman Majapahit, orang-orang Bali Kuno tetap bisa mempertahankan tradisi dan kebudayaannya, hingga bisa kita saksikan jejaknya kini.
Sejak lama mereka bersikap tegas terhadap praktik hidup berpoligami. Bagi mereka, kehidupan berpoligami haram, kotor, sehingga orang yang melakoninya dikeluarkan dari keanggotan utama desa. Para pelaku poligami pun diyakini akan dihikum para dewa: keluarga ditimpa bermacam bencana.

 

 

Bali Dalam Kuasa Politik

I Nyoman Darma Putra

This book examines the growing consciousness of Balinese people in strengthening and negotiating their ethnic identity against the crisis of modernisation and rapid process of Indonesian politics of decentralisation. It based on a carefully studies on the interplay between literature, politics, pop songs, multiculturalism and tourism. One argument that the book offers is that like other ethnic minorities in Indonesia, Balinese people have also enthusiastically reconstructed their regional identity while continue to maintain national identity.