The Uncle's Story: A Novel (Talanoa: Contemporary Pacific Literature, 13) - Softcover

Ihimaera, Witi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824825764 ISBN 13: 9780824825768

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, 2002

Synopsis

Michael Mahana's personal disclosure to his parents leads to the uncovering of another family secret-about his uncle, Sam, who had fought in the Vietnam War.

Now, armed with his uncle's diary, Michael goes searching for the truth about his uncle, about the secret the Mahana family has kept hidden for over thirty years, and what happened to Sam.

A powerful love story set in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam and in present-day New Zealand and North America, Witi Ihimaera's powerful new novel courageously confronts Maori attitudes to sexuality and masculinity and contains some of Ihimaera's most passionate writing to date.

About this title

About the Author:

Witi Ihimaera was the first Maori writer to publish a collection of short stories ('Pounamu Pounamu', 1972) and a novel ('Tangi', 1973). A prolific author and editor, he was for many years a diplomat, and now lectures in English and creative writing at the University of Auckland. 'Band of Angels' (1861058322) and 'The Whale Rider' (1861057040) are also available from Robson Books.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0824825764
• ISBN 13: 9780824825768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 373