The Tree of the Toraja
A middle-aged filmmaker visits Indonesia and becomes entranced by the Toraja custom of interning the bodies of very young deceased children in the trunks of trees. In time, the trunk heals, encasing and protecting the tiny bodies as the tree grows slowly heavenwards. On his return to France, the filmmaker receives news that his dearest friend is dying of cancer, prompting a reflection on the part death occupies in our existence, our inability to confront our mortality and our struggle to conceive of a happy life after a devastating loss.For the Toraja, dying is a central part of being alive. Death is at the forefront of their culture, unlike…
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Weitere Autoren: Cameron, Euan (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-85705-699-3
- EAN: 9780857056993
- Produktnummer: 25818185
- Verlag: Quercus
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'980 KB
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Phillippe Claudel
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