Written in Tongan and English in parallel text, this book shares some of the author's memories about going to primary school in Kolovai, Tonga, from 1955 to 1959. When he began school children were still taught using slates, only later moving on to pen and paper. Books remained scarce. He describes the many ways the children supported each other and the importance of their friendships. One powerful memory is running away from school, daring to face the wrath of his father as well as the threat of village ghosts on his way home, and how friends rescued him from this nightmare. This is a revised edition of Manatu Melie 2: Slates and Ghosts/Makatohi mo e Tevolo with a new title, cover, and a few corrections.
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Höhe: 210 mm
Breite: 148 mm
Dicke: 8 mm
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978-0-6488850-9-2 (9780648885092)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Sione Tapani Mangisi is Tongan, living in Australia. He was born in Ha'avakatolo, Hihifo in Tonga and went to Tonga High School before going to New Zealand to study. He returned to Tonga to work as Chief Refrigeration Officer on MV Tauloto that traded between Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Australia. In 1973 he returned to New Zealand where he married. He and his wife moved to Australia in 1977. His professional career largely involved senior project management on large scale construction sites including major projects like Parliament House in Canberra, Federation Square in Melbourne and the new Gold Coast Hospital in Southport. He has two children and four grandchildren. In retirement, he has followed his passion for promoting the Tongan language and has now written and published three books based on his experiences growing up as a child in Tonga, through his publishing business, Puletau Publishing. They are part of a series called Manatu Melie. He writes in Tongan and English, aiming to reach those Tongan parents and grandparents who want to share their language with their children but who have found Tongan language material hard to find. He encourages other Tongans to write their and share their own stories.
