Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel
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 of Samoan women and culture. Told in a series of linked episodes, this powerful and highly original narrative follows 13-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
Sia Figiel's groundbreaking first novel, where we once belonged, won the prestigious 1997 Commonwealth Writer's Prize, Best First Book for the South East Asia - South Pacific region. Other notable works: The Girl in the Moon Circle, They Who Do Not Grieve and Freelove. Ms. Figiel also appeared on the amplified poetry CD TERENESIA with scholar and poet Teresia Teaiwa. She is also the author of the prose-poetry collection: To A Young Artist in Contemplation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781885030276 |
| ISBN 10 | 1885030274 |
| Title | Where We Once Belonged |
| Author | Sia Figiel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Kaya Press |
| Year published | 1999-12-16 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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