{"product_id":"9786029144055","title":"The Rape of Sukreni","description":"Violence, money, and melodrama-these are the volatile ingredients of \u003ci\u003eThe Rape of Sukreni\u003c\/i\u003e. Written in the 1930s by A.A. Panji Tisna, a prince of the Balinese state of Buleleng, the novel is the author's best-known work and is still in print today.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSukreni\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern Indonesian classic that draws on the melodramatic conventions of Balinese theater to present a powerful indictment of the commercialization of Balinese society. While on one level the novel appears to be concerned with the Balinese-Hindu notion of karma, its main thematic thrust is in fact the impact of modern commerce on Balinese society. Modern commerce, the author argues, is animated by a morality which robs people of their humanity. In Balinese society an inhuman commercial ethic is turning people against all that is good and refined in themselves and their society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven more telling today than it was when it was written, \u003ci\u003eThe Rape of Sukreni\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique and dark insider's view of the island's future that violently challenges the conventional image of Bali as a honeyed paradise filled with artists and happy tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Equinox Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051902189808,"sku":"9786029144055","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9786029144055_p0.jpg?v=1763716749","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9786029144055","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}