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Melal - (Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature) by Robert Barclay (Paperback)

Name: Melal - (Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature) by Robert Barclay (Paperback)
Brand: University of Hawaii Press
SKU: 85093140
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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.
Kiriyama Prize (Fiction) 2002 3rd Winner
Author(s): Robert Barclay
312 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
Series Name: Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature

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Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

Barclay is a first-time novelist who simply got it right.... Melal is a powerful and at times heart-wrenching novel that should appeal to a wide range of readers interested in the region today.-- "The Contemporary Pacific"

A first novel that left me dazzled ... All the characters--the Marshallese, the members of their spirit world, and even the Americans--are well developed and deeply, sensitively drawn-- "Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing"

An absorbing, original read-- "Honolulu Weekly"

Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .76 Inches (D)

Weight: .89 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 312

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Literary

Series Title: Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Robert Barclay

Language: English

Street Date: June 30, 2002

TCIN: 85093140

UPC: 9780824825911

Item Number (DPCI): 247-33-1560

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.76 inches length x 5.5 inches width x 8.6 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.89 pounds

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