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Albert wendt, cnzm born october 27, 1939 in apia, western samoa is a samoan poet, writer and university scholar of great importance to the south seas and the polynesian literature of the 20th century to the present day. The adventures of vela, 2009, 276 pages, albert wendt. Wendts writing is also characterized by intertextuality and selfreflexivity. Photographs by albert wendt nook book ebook barnes. Wendts signature, underscored by timelines to spring and summer 2001, and. He has given the world a new vision of the pacific and of new zealand as a pacific nation. He is of german heritage through his greatgrandfather from his patrilineal ancestry. Black rainbow 1992, for example, borrows heavily from science fiction, mystery thrillers, works of high culture such as kafka, joyce and camus, polynesian mythology, and pop culture icons such as blade runner and star wars. Since the 1960s, albert wendt has created a profound and fabulous pacific world that is uniquely his own. Since 1988, he has been a professor in the department of english at the university of auckland. Wendt, albert postcolonial studies scholarblogs emorys.
The mangos kiss a novel, albert wendt, 2003, fiction, 463 pages. Poems 1961 to 1974 1976, photographs 1995, the book of the black star 2002, adventure of vela. The best of albert wendt s short stories albert wendt on. Black rainbow this startling new novel by albert wendt takes the form of a fastmoving allegorical thriller. He worked as a teacher and university lecturer and then professor in samoa, fiji and new zealand. The birth and death of the miracle man, and other stories. Black rainbow novel 1992 br nuanua anthology 1995 nn photographs poems 1995 ph the best of albert wendt s stories stories 1999 best the book of the black star art, poems 2002 bbs whetu moana anthology 2003 wm. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Nov 03, 2016 black star by albert wendtsamoa 34 pages. In albert wendts latest work, the book of the black star, this becomes doubly so as the poet combines his usual wordsmithing with graphic markmaking. Author albert wendts complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and. Although his works are deeply rooted in the heritage of the oceanic culture, they. Books by albert wendt author of sons for the return home.
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