In this article: Bunyamin Fasya Debra Yatim Maggie Tiojakin
Written by Tiffany Tsao, and was originally published in Asymptote
Oct 13, 2014
Written by Tiffany Tsao, and was originally published in Asymptote
Oct 13, 2014
“Is it possible to celebrate linguistic diversity while using one language only—that same language of global hegemony—to do so?”
The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, held annually in Bali, Indonesia, is Southeast Asia’s largest (and arguably its most well-known) literary festival. This year, the festival featured about 150 writers hailing from more than 25 different countries. Its eleventh iteration, however, proved an even more festive occasion than usual, overlapping with both Saraswati Day—a holy day in the Balinese Hindu calendar dedicated to Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and knowledge—and a series of religious ceremonies held at the nearby Gunung Lebah Temple.
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