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Leaves of the Banyan Tree
Leaves of the Banyan Tree | Albert Wendt
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An epic spanning three generations, Leaves of the Banyan Tree tells the story of a family and community in Western Samoa, exploring on a grand scale such universal themes as greed, corruption, colonialism, exploitation, and revenge. Winner of the 1980 New Zealand Wattie Book of the Year Award, it is considered a classic work of Pacific literature.
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This book follows the life of Tauilopepe in his Samoan village as he strives to build a great plantation. We see the lives of his son and grandson as well. It‘s terrific and gives an interesting look at Samoan village life. The end is searing.

(That‘s a banyan tree in the background of my pic. 😬)

#ReadingOceania2024 #Samoa

julesG Samoan life sounds interesting, because it is so far away. I once had the pleasure of spending a few days with people from Oceania and I learned so much about the different islands and their cultures. Banyan trees remind me of Bali. Some of the old ones had red checked sashes wound around them. 9mo
Hooked_on_books @julesG The Oceania reading challenge has been fascinating because the cultures in the region are truly interconnected despite the islands being so far flung. It‘s cool, because it feels like each book builds on the others. I live not far from Hilo in Hawaii, where I took this picture, and there‘s a street there called Banyan Drive, lined with the trees. They are beautiful. 9mo
Librarybelle That is so awesome capturing the banyan tree in the picture! 9mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 9mo
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Albert Wendt is a Samoan author and considered to be a giant of Oceania literature. Really interesting info about him here:

https://www.anzliterature.com/member/albert-wendt/

#ReadingOceania2024

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About to start the Samoa section of my #internationalreadingchallenge #diversityinstories