The Kanak Apple Season: Selected Short Fiction of Dewe Gorode (Contemporary Writing in the Pacific, 1)

The First Volume In A New Series Publishing Francophone Writers Of The Pacific In English, The Kanak Apple Season Presents The Short Fiction Of Dewe Gorode, The Leading Kanak Author Of New Caledonia. This Collection Reflects The Ethnic Complexities Of The Colonial Past Of New Caledonia. The Author's Approach To Language Reveals An Original Voice That Compels Attention. Drawing On The Heritage Of Blood-lines, Family, Cultural Tradition And Colonialism, Gorode Takes Her Reader On A Journey Into The Kanak World Providing Insight Into The Culture Of One Of Australia's Nearest - Yet Least Known - Neighbours.--book Jacket. Utê Mûrûnû, Little Coconut Flower -- The Cordyline -- It Is Already Tomorrow -- The Kanak Apple Season -- 'dos Montes' -- The Hut -- A Lady In The Night -- Where Are You Going, Mûû? -- Case Closed -- The Ferryman -- Encounters -- (ab)using Time -- Benjie, My Brother -- Lida's Diary. Translated And Edited By Peter Brown. Includes Bibliographical References. Translated short stories by New Caledonia writer Déwé Gorodé