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Wendt - (Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature) by Albert Wendt

Name: Wendt - (Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature) by Albert Wendt (Paperback)
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SKU: 78479604
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An epic spanning three generations, Leaves of the Banyan Tree tells the story of a family and community in Western Samoa, exploring on a grand scale such universal themes as greed, corruption, colonialism, exploitation, and revenge.
Author(s): Albert Wendt
424 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Cultural Heritage
Series Name: Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature

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Book Synopsis

An epic spanning three generations, Leaves of the Banyan Tree tells the story of a family and community in Western Samoa, exploring on a grand scale such universal themes as greed, corruption, colonialism, exploitation, and revenge. Winner of the 1980 New Zealand Wattie Book of the Year Award, it is considered a classic work of Pacific literature.

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An epic spanning three generations, 'Leaves of the Banyan Tree' tells the story of a family and community in Western Samoa, exploring on a grand scale such universal themes as greed, corruption, colonialism, exploitation, and revenge.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.01 Inches (H) x 6.11 Inches (W) x 1.07 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.42 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Series Title: Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature

Sub-Genre: Cultural Heritage

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Number of Pages: 424

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Albert Wendt

Language: English

Street Date: March 1, 1994

TCIN: 78479604

UPC: 9780824815844

Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-3279

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.07 inches length x 6.11 inches width x 9.01 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 1.42 pounds

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This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO