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Philippe Claudel
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July 2018
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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 the western preference for keeping death firmly in the shadows, unacknowledged until it begins to really breathe down your neck and simply cannot be ignored; a taboo subject to be feared and resented.
Like the trees of the Toraja, this powerful novel encloses and preserves memories of lost loves and friendships, and contains the promise of rebirth and rebuilding, even after a terrible tragedy.
Author
Philippe Claudel
Book Format
eBook (Christian360)
Publisher
Hachette
Published
July 2018
ISBN
9780857056993
ISBN-10
0857056999
Eden Code
6394150
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Author/Creator: Philippe Claudel
ISBN: 9780857056993
Publisher: Hachette
Release Date: July 2018
Eden Code: 6394150