What specifically connects the writers Pablo Neruda, Robert Knox and Arthur C Clark with serendipity?

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Simply Sri Lanka: http://www.chandrage.com/personal/sbarrkum/lanka.htm Sri Lanka a country about the size of West Virginia or Ireland. Sri Lanka used to be called Serendip by the Arabs and is the scource for the word "serendipity". Serendipituous according to the dictionaries means coming across things in a lucky manner and describes the diverse scenery of Sri Lanka very aptly. The country is the location of the first wildlife sanctuary created during the 3 B.C, the oldest historical tree also planted in 3 B. C. Litreature abounds with the many books and tales of Sri Lanka. Quite a few of Sinbad the Sailor's stories in the Arabian Nights are based on Arab merchants travels. Robert Knox who wrote on his life of captivity in 1681 formed the main scource for Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe (Knox, Robert, 1640?-1720. An historical relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies). Pablo Neruda lived in Colombo in the 1930 and many of the poems in "Residence on Earth" were written in Sri Lanka. Arthur C. Clarke the author of "2001 Space Odessey" is another writer who lives on the island. One of his novels "The Fountains of Paradise" is based in Sri Lanka and also describes the the historical site of Sigirya. Nov 25 03, 3:49 AM

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