Island of Shattered Dreams
Published on 31. December 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
978-1-86969-299-5 (ISBN)
Description
Finally in English, Island of Shattered Dreams is the first ever novel by an indigenous Tahitian writer. In a lyrical and immensely moving style, this book combines a family saga and a doomed love story, set against the background of French Polynesia.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wellington
New Zealand
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
215 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86969-299-5 (9781869692995)
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Chantal Spitz is the best-known of Tahiti's indigenous writers and the author of two novels and a collection of essays. She is a founding member of the literary review Litterama'ohi, of which she is currently editor. Jean Anderson is Programme Director for French at Victoria University of Wellington. She has co-translated into French works by several New Zealand writers including Patricia Grace and Janet Frame.