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The Faber Book of Contemporary South Pacific Stories - Review

New Internationalist, Oct, 2001

The Faber Book of Contemporary South Pacific Stories edited by CK Stead

(Faber and Faber ISBN 0-571-16765-9)

This collection shows a variety of South Pacific writing, including the work of Emma Kruse Va'ai. Born in Samoa in 1956, and currently a lecturer in English at the National University of Samoa, Emma Kruse Va'ai is a strong advocate of bilingualism in English and Samoan. She has written and published stories for adults and children, including 'The Wedding', which is available on the internet, illustrated by Regina Meredith Malala, at http://members.tripod.com/ -Siu_Leo_o_Samoa/index-14.html Her story 'Te Tatau', which appears in the Faber anthology, deals with the tradition of tattoing and its place in society and family structures in Samoa.

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COPYRIGHT 2001 New Internationalist Magazine
COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group

 

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