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A novel based on a Balinese tale

Magic, depravity, spiritual ambition, sensuality and love - The Painted Alphabet binds mythic and modern time together in a rich, slyly suggestive novel based on an old Balinese poem. In a fresh and startling picture of Bali - where witches coexist with tourists and talking animals - the novel explores a kaleidoscope of vanity, desire and the longing for goodness.