is also remembered as a pioneer of Balinese tourism, especially in the northern beach district. In 1953, he chose Desa Tukad Cebol (now Desa Kaliasem [Kaliasem Village]) as his holiday home. There he wrote and received both local and foreign guests. He named his holiday home Lovina, which is an abbreviation of words Love Indonesia. He then built several guest houses in the western coast in Buleleng. The whole area then became known as Pantai Lovina, or Lovina Beach in English. For this reason, he is accredited as "The Father of Balinese Tourism". In 2003, the Balinese government posthumously awarded him the Karya Karana Award in recognition of his services to the development of Balinese tourism. Family Pandji Tisna had four wives, Anak Agung Istri Manik, with whom he had two sons; Ni Ketut Mayas (Jero Mekele Seroja), with whom he had two sons and 1 daughter; Luh Sayang (Mekele Sadpada), with whom he had two sons ; and Jro Mekele Resmi, with whom he had 4 sons and two daughters. Major works I Made Widiadi (Kembali kepada Tuhan) (1955) I Swasta Setahun di Bedahulu (1938) Sukreni Gadis Bali (1936), this work was firstly published in Balinese language. It has subsequently been translated into other languages with the following titles: Bali Taruniyan Dedenekuge Kathawa, a Sinhala language edition, a translation by Dr. P. G. Punchihewa. The Rape of Sukreni, an English edition, a translation by George Quinn. Ni Rawit Ceti Penjual Orang (1935) Panglajar Djadi Tjoelik a Sundanese 1940 edition, a translation by Soerjana. References Modern Indonesian Literature, vol. I, by A. Teeuw. 1979. Biographical Article (Indonesian) A A P Tisna - His Life and Thought (Indonesian) Further reading The Last King of Singaraja, Bali by Prof. I Gusti Ngurah Gorda. Warna Lokal Bali dalam Sukreni Gadis Bali Karya Anak Agung Pandji Tisna by Made Pasek Parwatha. Patih Jelantik by Dr. Udayana P. Tisna. 1908 births Balinese people Indonesian male writers Indonesian male novelists 1978 deaths Indonesian Christians 20th-century novelists 20th-century male writers Politicians from the State of East Indonesia