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.
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 s...
This startling new novel by Albert Wendt takes the form of a fast-moving allegorical thriller. Who are the all-powerful Tribunal and President? Who are the Hunters and the Hunted, and the allies from the depths of the city? Set in a future New Zealand where only the Citizen who asks no questions can achieve happiness, a renegade hero seeks to rescue his family in the State-sponsored Game of Life.
This startling new novel by Albert Wendt takes the form of a fast-moving allegorical thriller. Who are the all-powerful Tribunal and President? Who ar...
This remarkable collection of stories offers a portrait of the fascinating and complex world of Samoa. There is Salepa, down on his luck but determined to use his one talent on the reluctant inhabitants of a nearby town; Fiasola, who feels that the Miracle Man is being born inside him; the young man who disgraces his family by stabbing a European nun; and Gabriel who, on the death of his father, relives his family's tragic past.
A gifted and original writer, Albert Wendt has created a world rich in imagination and dreams, reflecting the common experience of people everywhere.
This remarkable collection of stories offers a portrait of the fascinating and complex world of Samoa. There is Salepa, down on his luck but determ...
Marta-Maria ist fantasievoll und sprachbegabt, einfallsreich und ausgelassen eine liebenswerte Herausforderung!Marta-Maria wohnt zusammen mit dem sehr weisen Kater Iwan Iwanowitsch bei ihrem Vater. Der ist dick und gemtlich, manchmal aber ein wenig berfordert mit seinem fantasiebegabten und eigenwilligen Kind. Wenn Marta-Maria es zu weit treibt und der Vater sich gar nicht mehr zu helfen wei, ruft er seine Freunde an: Den hochintelligenten Professor Kuttelpfanne, der fr fast jedes Problem eine Lsung wei; den Zweinullsieben, einen Autor, der Geschichten frs Kinderradio schreibt, und die...
Marta-Maria ist fantasievoll und sprachbegabt, einfallsreich und ausgelassen eine liebenswerte Herausforderung!Marta-Maria wohnt zusammen mit dem sehr...