Leaves of the Banyan Tree (Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature #5)

Albert Wendt

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Publication Date: June 1st, 2016

Publisher:

University of Hawaii Press

ISBN:

9780824859213

Pages:

428

Description

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.