Read Around Oceania Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Oceania.
Best books from Oceania (253)
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Sista, Stanap Strong! : A Vanuatu Women's Anthology by Mikaela Nyman, Rebecca Olul EN
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Sista, Stanap Strong! is an anthology of new writing from Vanuatu by three generations of women - and the first of its kind. With poetry, fiction, essay, memoir, and song, its narrative arc stretches from the days of blackbirding to Independence in 1980 to Vanuatu's coming of age in 2020. Most of these writers are ni-Vanuatu living in Vanuatu. Some have set down roots in New Zealand, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Canada. Some were born overseas and have made Vanuatu their home. One is just twenty; another is an octogenarian.The writers in this anthology have chosen to harness the coloniser's l... continue
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Beyond Pandemonium : From the New Hebrides to Vanuatu by Walter Lini EN
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The autobiography of the first prime minister of independent Vanuatu
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Sado by Mikaela Nyman EN
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Sado n. shadow 2. reflection 3. humiliation, dishonour ¿A New Bislama Dictionary Friday 13 March, 2015: Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam makes landfall with devastating consequences. Vanuatu is bruised but not broken. Reeling from the loss of livelihood and struggling to meet basic human needs, people start to reassemble their lives. Cathryn is an NGO worker from New Zealand who has a ruined home, a teenage son and a Ni-Vanuatu boyfriend she hasn¿t heard from since the phone lines went dead. Faia is a community organiser, a radio journalist and a survivor who fights for women to be heard. Toget... continue