tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post114645674095002297..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: The Passing of Pak Prambibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160317659647404312006-10-08T22:27:00.000+08:002006-10-08T22:27:00.000+08:00Mum,Could resist such a good blogsorry a bit delay...Mum,<BR/><BR/>Could resist such a good blog<BR/>sorry a bit delay but I agree what a man he was.<BR/><BR/>May Al Mighty Bless his good soul.Amen.Pak Tuohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10696023372921029181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1146762747556439592006-05-05T01:12:00.000+08:002006-05-05T01:12:00.000+08:00It probably does.. or at least the kind of writing...It probably does.. or at least the kind of writing that most people tend to consider "great art." Maybe that's the reason why people don't write past their first great novel. After hitting the bestseller lists, you're not suffering anymore. <BR/><BR/>I suppose if you grew up wealthy in a stable country you might write something like Sophie Kinsella's "shopaholic" series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1146578258951058822006-05-02T21:57:00.000+08:002006-05-02T21:57:00.000+08:00Anon and Sharon's comment seem to emphasize the fa...Anon and Sharon's comment seem to emphasize the fact that great art tends to come out of great suffering. Hmmm..........Jane Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07100840036627261051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1146547866379606042006-05-02T13:31:00.000+08:002006-05-02T13:31:00.000+08:00cw - thinking the same about rereadingdina - oh go...cw - thinking the same about rereading<BR/><BR/>dina - oh goodness don't mention lost books lent to friends ... <BR/><BR/>anon - *sigh* probably not ... just look at those cambodian writers who struggled against the odds ... perhaps all writing should be banned so that it gets reenergised undergroundbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1146547090767753562006-05-02T13:18:00.000+08:002006-05-02T13:18:00.000+08:00Would he have written what he did if he grw up in ...Would he have written what he did if he grw up in a wealthy family in a stable country ? I wonder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1146546274883612732006-05-02T13:04:00.000+08:002006-05-02T13:04:00.000+08:00my first book was keluarga gerilya. then i went on...my first book was keluarga gerilya. then i went on to his other books like the girl from the sea etc. friends borrowed and never returned them, which means i have to START all over again.<BR/><BR/>he is an inspiration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1146531306144471522006-05-02T08:55:00.000+08:002006-05-02T08:55:00.000+08:00Oh no!! (That was my immediate reaction on reading...Oh no!! (That was my immediate reaction on reading your post)<BR/><BR/>Rest in peace, Bapak! :( My condolences to his family. I have read <I>Bumi Manusia</I> and <I>Anak Semua Bangsa</I> - great experiences - and will have to reread them now.flexnibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571073352491626815noreply@blogger.com