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In Tahiti, it's a well-known fact that women are wisest, mothers know best, and Materena Mahi knows best of all--or so everyone except for her own daughter thinks. Soon enough, mother and daughter are engaged in a tug-of-war that tests the bonds of their love.

Now that Materena is a big star with her radio talk show, Pito can't help noticing some changes in his wife. She's spending more and more time at work and with her girlfriends instead of coming home to cook for him. And why does a Tahitian woman need to know how to drive, anyway? He tries to shrug it off, but when Materena gives him the silent treatment and doesn't come home after a night of dancing, Pito has had enough How is he supposed to fix things with Materena when she doesn't even give him a chance?
Luckily for Pito, his opportunity comes when a threemonth-old girl named...

When a drunken Pito proposes to Materena, she initially thinks it's just the booze talking. As she nevertheless starts planning, she juggles everyday life only to have Pito act as though he's forgotten his proposal.

Román současné tahitské spisovatelky Celestine Hitiura Vaité (nar. 1966) Chlebovník je její prvotinou, za níž získala Cenu literárních studentů Univerzity Francouzské Polynézie. Chlebovník se v této části světa také brzy po vydání stal na dlouhou dobu nejčtenější knihou. Autorka, která vyrůstala v tahitské rybářské vesnici Faaa (ale s jediným mezinárodním letištěm v oblasti), v Chlebovníku zachycuje život na tomto největším ostrově Francouzské Polynézie koncem XX. století očima jejich původních obyvatel, s veškerými kontrasty, které...