Flying-fox in a freedom tree ; and other stories

Author(s)

• Wendt, Albert

Bibliographic Information

Flying-fox in a freedom tree ; and other stories

Albert Wendt

（Penguin books, . Fiction）

Penguin, 1988

• : pbk

Note

Short stories

First published: Longman Paul, 1974

Contents of Works

• A descendant of the mountain
• The cross of soot
• Captain Full : the strongest man alive who got allthing strong men got
• Pint-size devil on a thoroughbred
• A resurrection
• The coming of the whiteman
• Declaration of independence
• Flying-fox in a freedom tree
• Virgin-wise : the last confession of humble man who is man got religion

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Eight stories and a novella from a contemporary Samoan viewpoint provide a provocative study of a traditional island community coming to terms with a changing world.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BB0495229X
• ISBN:
  • 0140102213
• Country Code: nz
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Auckland, N.Z.
• Pages/Volumes: 149 p.
• Size: 18 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR9665.9.W46
  • DC19 : 823.01
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Western Samoa -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
  • FREE : Short stories, New Zealand. lcsh
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00474814