Status
Available
Call number
Genres
Publication
Kaya Press (1999), Edition: Illustrated, 248 pages
DDC/MDS
| 823 |
Description
A novel on Samoa featuring Alofa, a girl who is coming of age in a society afraid of losing its soul. Through her eyes is seen the clash of traditional and Western cultures, the latter roundly criticized by her aunt.
User reviews
LibraryThing member mbmackay
Samoan novel of the life of an adolescent girl. Tries a little too hard to be provocative.
Read in Samoa May 2002
Read in Samoa May 2002
LibraryThing member Salsabrarian
The first novel in the U.S. published by a Samoan writer. A coming-of-age story featuring teenage girl Alofa, her girlfriends, and her 'aiga, or family. A confusing read for me, with elements of folktale, metaphor and poetry potraying Alofa's life in her village Malaefou.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
7.2 inches
ISBN
1885030274 / 9781885030276