Tales of the Tikongs (Talanoa): 12 (Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature) - Softcover

Epeli Hau'ofa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824815947 ISBN 13: 9780824815943

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, 1994

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

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 . . . colonialism and newly independent nations.-- "Zealandia"

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"

From the Back Cover:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0824815947
• ISBN 13: 9780824815943
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104