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Tales of the Tikongs (Talanoa)
Epeli Hau´ofa
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Description for Tales of the Tikongs (Talanoa)
Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
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 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.
Product Details
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Weight
108g
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824815943
SKU
V9780824815943
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Ref
99-99
About Epeli Hau´ofa
Epeli Hau'ofa (1939-2009) was born in Papua New Guinea and educated in Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Fiji, Australia, and Canada. He worked at the University of the South Pacific's main campus in Suva, Fiji, where he was the founder and director of the Oceania Centre for Arts and Culture, established in 1997.
Reviews for Tales of the Tikongs (Talanoa)
A South Pacific Under Milk Wood: tragicomic sketches of an unashamedly miniscule community, portraying the manifold eccentricities and weaknesses of the inhabitants through a mixture of affection, mockery, satire and ribaldry.
Landfall Magazine Epeli Hau'ofa takes his place alongside such writers as R. K. Narayan, early V. S. Naipaul and early Robertson Davies as an amused observer of ... Read more
Landfall Magazine Epeli Hau'ofa takes his place alongside such writers as R. K. Narayan, early V. S. Naipaul and early Robertson Davies as an amused observer of ... Read more