Wendt, Albert, 1939-

Flying-fox in a freedom tree : and other stories / Albert Wendt. - 149 pages ; 18 cm

Reprint. Originally published by Longman Paul, 1974.

A descendant of the mountain -- The cross of soot -- Captain Full, the strongest man alive who got allthing strong men got -- Pint-size devil on a thoroughbred -- A resurrection -- The coming of the Whiteman -- Declaration of Independence -- Flying-fox in a freedom tree -- Virgin-wise, the last confession of humble man who is man got religion.

Eight stories and a novella from a contemporary Samoan viewpoint provide a provocative study of a traditional island community coming to terms with a changing world.

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Samoa--Social life and customs--Fiction.


Short stories, Samoan (English)
Samoan fiction (English)