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008			171224s1987 nz 000 f eng
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020			_a0140099069 _q(pbk.)
020			_a9780140099065 _q(pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)17633969
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100	1		_aHauʹofa, Epeli. _9349, _eauthor
245	1	0	_aKisses in the nederends / _cEpeli Hauʹofa.
264		1	_aAuckland, N.Z. : _bPenguin, _c1987.
300			_a153 pages ; _c20 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aWeaves 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 (and, ultimately, everyone else's) 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.
650		0	_aPacific Islanders _xPsychology _vFiction.
650		0	_aAnus (Psychology) _vFiction.
651		0	_aIslands of the Pacific _xSocial life and customs _vFiction.
655		0	_aPsychological fiction.
655		0	_aNew Zealand fiction
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