Kisses in the Nederends / by Epeli Hau'ofa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hauʻofa, Epeli, author.

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pacific Islanders--Psychology--Fiction.

Pacific Islanders.

Anus (Psychology)--Fiction.

Anus (Psychology).

Islands of the Pacific--Social life and customs--Fiction.

Islands of the Pacific.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages)

Place of Publication:

Honolulu, HI : University of Hawaii Press, 1995.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

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 comment on aspects of life in a small Pacific community perched precariously between traditional and modern ways.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed September 21, 2015).

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Original version:

OCLC:

925847859

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.