Ring of Fire

This fascinating odyssey began in 1972 with a 2,500-mile voyage through the fabled Spice Islands, in search of the Greater Bird of Paradise. A decade of further exploration followed, during which the authors lived among the Asmat cannibals of Papua and the healers of Bali, and encountered man-eating dragons in Komodo and the elusive “dream wanderers” of Borneo. With extraordinary courage, humour and passion for the unknown, the Blairs draw us into a magical land where ancient myths still flourish. Amid impenetrable rain forests, erupting volcanoes and startling natural beauty, the brothers have captured on film and in words the story of one of the most captivating and intriguing explorations ever made.

ISBN: 978-981-4260-10-7
Text: Lawrence Blair with Lorne Blair
288 pp, 215 mm x 150 mm, paperback
Retail price : Rp. 161.000

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Rimbaud in Java: The Lost Voyage

At eighteen, the French poet Arthur Rimbaud proclaimed: “My day is done; I’m leaving Europe. The sea air will burn my lungs; lost climes will tan my skin.” Three years later, in 1876, he joined the Royal Army of the Dutch Indies and sailed for Java, where he promptly deserted and fled into the jungle.

In the first book devoted to Rimbaud’s lost voyage to Asia, novelist and critic Jamie James reviews everything that is known about the journey; from there he imaginatively reconstructs what the poet must have seen and what he might have done, vividly recreating life in 19th-century Java along the way. Rimbaud in Java concludes with an inquiry into what the Orient represented in the poet's imagination. James’s intriguing book is a richly concentrated blend of biography, criticism and thought-travel, bringing into sharp focus this brief encounter between a great writer and a vanished world. An 8-page full colour insert showcasing the works of Rimbaud and artists of the era, as well as scenes of Java.

This book is also available in e-book form.

Text: Jamie James
ISBN: 978-981-4260-82-4
128 pp, 190 mm x 133 mm, paperback
Retail price : Rp. 138.000

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