Albert Wendt and Pacific Literature

Paperback

Main Details

Title Albert Wendt and Pacific Literature
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Paul Sharrad
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:296
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 160
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9781869403034
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Auckland University Press
Imprint Auckland University Press
Publication Date 1 September 2003
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

Albert Wendt is by far the most prolific and most influential contemporary Pacific Island writer. He has written four books of poetry, three collections of short stories, five novels and has edited three anthologies of Pacific writing. Albert Wendt has worked in his native Samoa, in Fiji, in New Zealand for many years, and in Hawaii; he has taught literature and creative writing and been a major force in the encouragement and promotion of young Pacific Island writers. This is the first extended study of this important writer and is an introduction to his work designed for students and general readers. Setting Wendt's achievement in the settings of Pacific culture, New Zealand contemporary writing and post-colonial discourse, the author presents a chronological treatment of all Wendt's major works.