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Leaves of the Banyan Tree

by Albert Wendt · 1979

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An epic spanning three generations, Leaves of the Banyan Tree tells the story of a family and community in Western Samoa, exploring on a grand scale such universal themes as greed, corruption, colonialism, exploitation, and revenge. Winner of the 1980 New Zealand Wattie Book of the Year Award, it is considered a classic work of Pacific literature.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Setting
SamoaSamoaMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 416 pages

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