Tales Of The Tikongs

Author : Epeli Hau‘ofa
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824815943
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of the Tikongs written by Epeli Hau‘ofa and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1994-07-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lively satire of contemporary South Pacific life, we meet a familiar cast of characters: multinational experts, religious fanatics, con men, "simple" villagers, corrupt politicians. In writing about this tiny world of flawed personalities, Hau‘ofa displays his wit and range of comic resource, amply exercising what one reviewer called his “gift of seeing absurdity clearly."

Author : Epeli Hau'ofa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of the Tikongs written by Epeli Hau'ofa and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Epeli Hau'ofa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780140102192
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of the Tikongs written by Epeli Hau'ofa and published by . This book was released on 1988-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiko, a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean, faces a tidal wave of D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T, which threatens to demolish ancestral ways and the human spirit. From Sione, who prefers to play cards with his secretary during work hours, to Ole Pasifikiwei, who masters the twists and turns of international funding games, all of the characters in these pages are seasoned surfers, capable of riding the biggest wave to shore. These are not stories of fatal impact so much as upbeat tales of indigenous responses to cultural and economic imperialism. Epeli Hauofa uses devices derived from oral storytelling to create a South Pacific voice that is lucid, hilarious, and compassionate in a work that has long been regarded as a milestone in Pacific literature.

Author : Epeli Hau‘ofa
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824816858
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kisses in the Nederends written by Epeli Hau‘ofa and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1995-06-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the best Rabelaisian tradition, this brilliant satire weaves a tale of improbabilities around the seat of the last great taboo. Oilei Bomboki wakes one morning with an excruciating pain that sends him anxiously searching for a cure. Unsuccessful treatments at the hands of various healers and doctors, culminating in a bizarre operation, lead the desperate Oilei to seek the help of Babu Vivekanand--sage, yogi, and conman. Through Babu's teachings, Oilei learns to love and respect the source of his own complaint. By turns savage and absurdly comic, this brilliant satire allows Hau'ofa to comment on aspects of life in a small Pacific community perched precariously between traditional and modern ways.

Author : Albert Wendt
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824817961
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sons for the Return Home written by Albert Wendt and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1996-06-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1973, this story of star-crossed lovers spotlights the complex nature of love, freedom, and racism in New Zealand. Samoan writer Albert Wendt's first novel, Sons for the Return Home, has long been out of print. Yet, readers continue to respond to the clarity of vision in this simple, powerful story of cross-cultural encounter.

Author : Robert Barclay
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824825911
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Melal written by Robert Barclay and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2002-06-30 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Good Friday, 1981, Rujen Keju and his two sons come face to face with their complicated inheritance--one that includes years of atomic testing and the continued military presence of the U.S. in the Pacific. In this highly original work of history and adventure, novelist Robert Barclay weaves together characters and stories from mythological times with those of the present-day to give readers a rare and unsparing look at life in the contemporary Pacific.

Author : Epeli Hau‘ofa
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824865545
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Are the Ocean written by Epeli Hau‘ofa and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-01-29 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We Are the Ocean is a collection of essays, fiction, and poetry by Epeli Hau‘ofa, whose writing over the past three decades has consistently challenged prevailing notions about Oceania and prescriptions for its development. He highlights major problems confronted by the region and suggests alternative perspectives and ways in which its people might reorganize to relate effectively to the changing world. Hau‘ofa’s essays criss-cross Oceania, creating a navigator’s star chart of discussion and debate. Spurning the arcana of the intellectual establishments where he was schooled, Hau‘ofa has crafted a distinctive—often lyrical, at times angry—voice that speaks directly to the people of the region and the general reader. He conveys his thoughts from diverse standpoints: university-based analyst, essayist, satirist and humorist, and practical catalyst for creativity. According to Hau‘ofa, only through creative originality in all fields of endeavor can the people of Oceania hope to strengthen their capacity to engage the forces of globalization. “Our Sea of Islands,” “The Ocean in Us,” “Pasts to Remember,” and “Our Place Within,” all of which are included in this collection, outline some of Hau‘ofa’s ideas for the emergence of a stronger and freer Oceania. Throughout he expresses his concern with the environment and suggests that the most important role that the “people of the sea” can assume is as custodians of the Pacific, the vast area of the world’s largest body of water.

Author : Patty O'Brien
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295986098
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pacific Muse written by Patty O'Brien and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While examining colonial culture in its many manifestations, from art, literature, and film to the journals of explorers and missionaries, O'Brien rereads not only the canonical texts of Pacific imperialism, but also lesser-known remnants of this cultural heritage with an eye to what they reveal about gender, sexuality, race, and femininity. Over its long history - from the famous (and much romanticized) settlement of Tahitian women and mutineers from the Bounty on Pitcairn Island in 1789 to the South Seas romantic tradition, Gauguin, and beach culture - notions of female primitivism changed in response to the ideological watersheds of Christianity, Enlightenment science, and race theories, as well as the development of democratic nation-states, modernity, and colonialism.

Author : Russell Soaba
Publisher : Three Continents
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maiba written by Russell Soaba and published by Three Continents. This book was released on 1985 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only child of the last chief of Makawana village, Maiba struggles to hold her people together in face of the polarizing forces of convention and modernization. Both protective and painfully aware of the weaknesses of her own community, Maiba acquires the wisdom she needs to face the future.

Author : David Stanley
Publisher : David Stanley
ISBN 13 : 9781566914116
Total Pages : 1128 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moon Handbooks South Pacific written by David Stanley and published by David Stanley. This book was released on 2004-12-03 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travelers will find the best of the South Pacific in this guidebook that provides in-depth coverage of outdoor recreation. Complete with helpful maps, photographs and illustrations, as well as useful advice on food, entertainment, and money, this guidebook offers the tools travelers need for a uniquely personal experience.