Tales of the Tikongs
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, hilar…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8248-1594-3
- EAN: 9780824815943
- Produktnummer: 19336607
- Verlag: Univ Of Hawaii Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
- Seitenangabe: 104 S.
- Masse: H19.1 cm x B13.0 cm x D0.9 cm 172 g
- Gewicht: 172
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