English books from Papua New Guinea
Recommended English books (2)
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If you speak English here are some English books from Papua New Guinea for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
Kisses in the Nederends by Epeli Hauâofa EN
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Country: Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Description:
In the best Rabelaisian tradition, this brilliant satire weaves a tale of improbabilities around the seat of the last great taboo. Oilei Bomboki wakes one morning with an excruciating pain that sends him anxiously searching for a cure. Unsuccessful treatments at the hands of various healers and doctors, culminating in a bizarre operation, lead the desperate Oilei to seek the help of Babu Vivekanand--sage, yogi, and conman. Through Babu's teachings, Oilei learns to love and respect the source of his own complaint. By turns savage and absurdly comic, this brilliant satire allows Hau'ofa to comme... continue
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Maiba : A Papuan Novel by Russell Soaba EN
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Country: Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Description:
The only child of the last chief of Makawana village, Maiba struggles to hold her people together in face of the polarizing forces of convention and modernization. Both protective and painfully aware of the weaknesses of her own community, Maiba acquires the wisdom she needs to face the future.
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