Short story books from Kiribati
Recommended short story books (2)
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If you are into short story here are some short story books from Kiribati for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Indigenous Literatures from Micronesia by Evelyn Flores, Emelihter Kihleng EN
Description:
For the first time, poetry, short stories, critical and creative essays, chants, and excerpts of plays by Indigenous Micronesian authors have been brought together to form a resounding—and distinctly Micronesian—voice. With over two thousand islands spread across almost three million square miles of the Pacific Ocean, Micronesia and its peoples have too often been rendered invisible and insignificant both in and out of academia. This long-awaited anthology of contemporary indigenous literature will reshape Micronesia’s historical and literary landscape. Presenting over seventy authors and one ... continue
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So Many Islands: Stories from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans editor Nicholas Laughlin EN
Description:
Collecting new fiction, essays, and poems from seventeen countries around the world, So Many Islands brings us stories about love and protest, about childhood innocence and the traumas of history, about leaving home and trying to return. These writers island homes may seem remote on the map, but there is nothing isolated about their compelling, fresh voices. Featuring contributions by authors from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Cyprus, Grenada, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malta, Mauritius, Niue, Rotuma (Fiji), Samoa, Singapore, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga, and Trinidad... continue