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020			_a0140102191 _q(pbk.)
020			_a9780140102192 _q(pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)18272558
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100	1		_aHauʹofa, Epeli. _9349, _eauthor
245	1	0	_aTales of the Tikongs / _cEpeli Hauʹofa.
264		1	_aAuckland, N.Z. : _bPenguin, _c1988.
300			_a93 pages ; _c18 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aOriginally published : Auckland, N.Z. : Longman Paul, 1983.
505	0		_aThe seventh and other days -- The winding road to heaven -- Old wine in new bottles -- The tower of Babel -- A pilgrim's progress -- The wages of sin -- Paths to glory -- The second coming -- The big bullshit -- Blessed are the meek -- Bopeep's bells -- The glorious Pacific way.
520			_aIn this lively satire of contemporary South Pacific life, we meet a familiar cast of characters: multinational experts, religious fanatics, con men, 'simple' villagers, and corrupt politicians. In writing about this tiny world of flawed personalities, Hau'ofa displays his wit and range of comic resources, amply exercising what one reviewer called his 'gift of seeing absurdity clearly.'
650		0	_aPolynesians _vFiction.
651		0	_aIslands of the Pacific _vFiction.
651		0	_aOceania _vFiction.
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