Wendt - Leaves of the Banyan Tree

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.

About the author

ʻO le atamai o aliʻi, le Susuga Maualaʻivao Albert Wendt ʻo se tusitala lāuiloa i le Pasefika ma ʻo se polofesa ʻua lītaea mai le Iunivesitē o 'Aukilani, Niu Sila.

Maualaivao Albert Wendt is the Pacific's most renowned writer. He is an emeritus professor at Auckland University.

Summary

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, this is a classic work of Pacific literature.

Product details

• Authors: Albert Wendt
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1994
• EAN: 9780824815844
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-1584-4
• No. of pages: 424
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 212 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 463 g
• Series: Talanoa; Talanoa: contemporary Pacific literature; Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific; Talanoa: contemporary Pacific literature
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature