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'''Taprobane Island''', originally called "Galduwa"<ref>Ondaatje, Sir Christopher ''The Count haunts Taprobane'',The Sri Lankan Anchorman, Toronto</ref> ("Rock Island" in Sinhalese), is a ] with one villa, located just off the southern coast of ] opposite the village of ].
'''Taprobane Island''' is a rocky ] with one villa, located just off the southern coast of ] opposite the village of ]. The island was named after the old Greek word for Sri Lanka. The island was previously owned by (self-titled) Count Maurice Maria de Mauny Talvande who fell in love with Weligama Bay. It was he who had the villa built on this tiny island. The ] passed on to the American author and composer ] and then the Sri Lankan born former ] Chief Prosecutor Sir ] before it came to the ownership of the Australian businessman Geoffrey Dobbs. Notable people who stayed on Taprobane include Dutch author Peter ten Hoopen, who spent a month there in 1984 during civil unrest on the mainland, as well as ], who composed a song about the island inspired by her stay titled "Taprobane (Extraordinary Day)". It had inspired ] to compose "Dark Island" in his 1999 album Watercolours.<ref>, Jack Lockyer Accessed 2015-10-16</ref>

The island was renamed after ] by its owner ] (who styled himself as "Count de Mauny Talvande"), who sighted it around 1925<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/28/travel/in-sri-lanka-an-island-of-detachment-and-desire.html|title=In Sri Lanka, an Island of Detachment and Desire|last=Green|first=Michelle|date=2014-12-26|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> after a long search for an earthly paradise.<ref>Maugham, Robin ''Search For Nirvana'', W.H.Allen, London 1975, p. 151</ref> He built its villa and replanted the island to create a private Eden. The ] passed on to the American author and composer ] and then the Sri Lankan born former ] Chief Prosecutor Sir ] before it came to the ownership of the Australian businessman ].

Notable people who stayed on Taprobane include Dutch author Peter ten Hoopen, who spent a month there in 1984 during civil unrest on the mainland, as well as ], who composed a song about the island inspired by her stay titled "Taprobane (Extraordinary Day)". German artist ] stayed on Taprobane island in 1991 and, while on the island, painted it numerous times. Subsequently, the stay inspired him to create a series of paintings depicting stylised lonely islands.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schwarz |first=Julia |date=3 September 2010 |title=Einsame Inseln gibt es in der Bildbar nicht |trans-title=There are no lonely islands in Bildbar |url=http://www.bildbar.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2010-09-03_StuttgarterZeitung_TomasKurth_Vanderkurth_EinsameInseln.jpg |language=de |publisher=]}}</ref> Taprobane island inspired ] to compose "Dark Island" in his 1999 album ''Watercolours''.<ref>, Jack Lockyer Accessed 2015-10-16</ref>
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The author ], who visited the island as a young man, and in the mid-1970s, considered the unique beauty and harmony of the villa had become compromised after de Mauny's death by partitioning and the loss of his furniture and fittings, and that the area itself had been despoiled by the construction of a new road along the mainland beach.<ref>Maugham, Robin ''Search For Nirvana'', WH Allen, London 1975, pp. 151–3</ref> Since then, and particularly after the ], substantial further residential development on the adjoining mainland has occurred.

While ]'s novel '']'' takes place in "Taprobane", the setting is recognizably Sri Lanka, not this isle.


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Private island off the southern coast of Sri Lanka This article is about Taprobane Island, home of the Count de Mauny, now a resort. For the legendary island of Taprobane or Taprobana, see Taprobana.
Taprobane Island
Geography
LocationSri Lanka
Adjacent toIndian Ocean

Taprobane Island, originally called "Galduwa" ("Rock Island" in Sinhalese), is a private island with one villa, located just off the southern coast of Sri Lanka opposite the village of Weligama.

The island was renamed after the old Greek word for Sri Lanka by its owner Maurice Talvande (who styled himself as "Count de Mauny Talvande"), who sighted it around 1925 after a long search for an earthly paradise. He built its villa and replanted the island to create a private Eden. The islet passed on to the American author and composer Paul Bowles and then the Sri Lankan born former United Nations Chief Prosecutor Sir Desmond Lorenz de Silva before it came to the ownership of the Australian businessman Geoffrey Dobbs.

Notable people who stayed on Taprobane include Dutch author Peter ten Hoopen, who spent a month there in 1984 during civil unrest on the mainland, as well as Kylie Minogue, who composed a song about the island inspired by her stay titled "Taprobane (Extraordinary Day)". German artist Tomas Kurth stayed on Taprobane island in 1991 and, while on the island, painted it numerous times. Subsequently, the stay inspired him to create a series of paintings depicting stylised lonely islands. Taprobane island inspired Jason Kouchak to compose "Dark Island" in his 1999 album Watercolours. 5°58′04″N 80°25′32″E / 5.96778°N 80.42556°E / 5.96778; 80.42556

The author Robin Maugham, who visited the island as a young man, and in the mid-1970s, considered the unique beauty and harmony of the villa had become compromised after de Mauny's death by partitioning and the loss of his furniture and fittings, and that the area itself had been despoiled by the construction of a new road along the mainland beach. Since then, and particularly after the 2004 tsunami, substantial further residential development on the adjoining mainland has occurred.

While Arthur C. Clarke's novel The Fountains of Paradise takes place in "Taprobane", the setting is recognizably Sri Lanka, not this isle.

Literature

  • William Warren; Jill Gocher (2007). Asia's legendary hotels: the romance of travel. Singapore: Periplus Editions. ISBN 978-0-7946-0174-4.
  • Kim Inglis; Jacob Termansen; Pia Marie Molbech (2004). cool hotels: india, maldives, sri lanka. Singapore: Periplus Editions. ISBN 0-7946-0173-1.

References

  1. Ondaatje, Sir Christopher The Count haunts Taprobane,The Sri Lankan Anchorman, Toronto
  2. Green, Michelle (2014-12-26). "In Sri Lanka, an Island of Detachment and Desire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  3. Maugham, Robin Search For Nirvana, W.H.Allen, London 1975, p. 151
  4. Schwarz, Julia (3 September 2010). "Einsame Inseln gibt es in der Bildbar nicht" [There are no lonely islands in Bildbar] (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung.
  5. Top 10 private island holidays for private jet travellers, Jack Lockyer Accessed 2015-10-16
  6. Maugham, Robin Search For Nirvana, WH Allen, London 1975, pp. 151–3

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