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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.
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.
In the best Rabelaisian tradition, Kisses in the Nederends 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 (and,
ultimately, everyone's) complaint. By turns savage and absurdly
comic, this brilliant satire allows Hauofa to comment on aspects of
life in a small Pacific community perched precariously between
traditional and modern ways. "A Promise of Renewal: An interview
with Epeli Hauofa" follows the novel.
In a time of dynamism and contradiction in Pacific cultural
production, a time of 'turning things over' and 'writing from the
inside out, ' this far-reaching volume provides a comprehensive set
of essays and interviews on the emergent literatures of the New
Pacific. With its dynamic combination of important position papers,
polemics, and decolonizing critiques by noted authors and of
analysis by new and established post-colonial scholars, this volume
exposes 'the maze and mix of literatures and cultural identities
breaking down and building up across the Pacific Ocean.' This
pioneering work will be the definitive resource for anyone
researching or teaching Pacific literature and will be invaluable
for bringing Pacific culture to readers outside the region
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