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Albert Wendt has 46 books on Goodreads with 5033 ratings. Albert Wendt’s most popular book is Sons for the Return Home.
- Albert Wendt (Author of Sons for the Return Home) - Goodreads
Wendt's epic Leaves of the Banyan Tree (1979) won the 1980...
- Leaves of the Banyan Tree by Albert Wendt | Goodreads
An epic spanning three generations, Leaves of the Banyan...
- Albert Wendt (Author of Sons for the Return Home) - Goodreads
Albert Tuaopepe Wendt ONZ CNZM (born 27 October 1939) is a Samoan poet and writer who lives in New Zealand. He is one of the most influential writers in Oceania. His notable works include Sons for the Return Home, published in 1973 (adapted into a feature film in 1979), and Leaves of the Banyan Tree, published in 1979.
Wendt's epic Leaves of the Banyan Tree (1979) won the 1980 New Zealand Book Awards. He was appointed to the first chair in Pacific literature at the University of the South Pacific in Suva. In 1988 he took up a professorship of Pacific studies at the University of Auckland.
Jan 1, 1979 · 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.
Albert Wendt, Samoan novelist and poet who wrote about present-day Samoan life. Perhaps the best-known writer in the South Pacific, Wendt sought to counteract the frequently romanticized, often racist literature about Polynesians written by outsiders. Learn more about his life and career.
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He has published numerous novels and collections of poems as well as short stories, which often feature his own artwork. Wendt is interested in issues regarding indigenous peoples, and promotes and fosters Pacific writing. Wendt’s epic novel Leaves of the Banyan Tree (1979) won the 1980 New Zealand Book Awards.
