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Where We Once Belonged

by Sia Figiel

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ISBN13: 9781885030276
ISBN10: 1885030274
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Growing up in a Western Samoan village, thirteen-year-old Alofa Filiga learns to come to terms with violence, womanhood, and her own personal search for identity.

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Fiction. A bestseller in New Zealand and winner of the prestigious Commonwealth Prize, Sia Figiel's debut marks the first time a novel by a Samoan woman has been published in the United States. Figiel uses the traditional Samoan storytelling form of su'ifefiloi to talk back to Western anthropological studies on Samoan women and culture. Told in a series of linked episodes, this powerful and highly original narrative follows thirteen-year-old Alofa Filiga as she navigates the mores and restrictions of her village and comes to terms with her own search for identity. A story of Samoan PUBERTY BLUES, in which Gauguin is dead but Elvis lives on — Vogue Australia. A storytelling triumph — Elle Australia.
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i really want to read this book...i read the first 5 pages online and so fare i think its a terrific book...i really want a copy
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ISBN:
9781885030276
Author:
Figiel, Sia
Publisher:
Kaya Press
Location:
New York, NY :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Samoan islands
Subject:
Coming of age
Subject:
Bildungsromane.
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
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Kaya Press ed.
Edition Description:
Kaya Press
Series Volume:
1803
Publication Date:
19991131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
247
Dimensions:
7.24x5.32x.69 in. .66 lbs.
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Product details 247 pages Kaya Press - English 9781885030276 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , Fiction. A bestseller in New Zealand and winner of the prestigious Commonwealth Prize, Sia Figiel's debut marks the first time a novel by a Samoan woman has been published in the United States. Figiel uses the traditional Samoan storytelling form of su'ifefiloi to talk back to Western anthropological studies on Samoan women and culture. Told in a series of linked episodes, this powerful and highly original narrative follows thirteen-year-old Alofa Filiga as she navigates the mores and restrictions of her village and comes to terms with her own search for identity. A story of Samoan PUBERTY BLUES, in which Gauguin is dead but Elvis lives on — Vogue Australia. A storytelling triumph — Elle Australia.
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