Popular Oceanian Folklore Books
Find folklore books written by authors from Oceania for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (6)
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Burial Rites by Hannah Kent EN
AustraliaDescription:
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tóti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard. ... BURIAL RITES evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and pla... continue
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La leyenda de las ballenas by Witi Ihimaera ES
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Los maoríes afirman que sus antepasados llegaron a Nueva Zelanda en canoas. Las gentes de Whangara y de la Costa Este creen que su antepasado Paikea lo hizo en el lomo de una ballena que le había rescatado tras volcar su canoa. Desde entonces, generación tras generación, cada hijo varón de aquella estirpe está llamado a gobernar a la gente del poblado con el arrojo y la sabiduría de su héroe, Paikea. La Leyenda de las ballenas es la historia de la última descendiente de la estirpe, una niña llamada Kahu, que a sus ocho años se enfrenta, con la complicidad de las ballenas como único aliado, a u... continue
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Legends, Traditions and Tales of Nauru : A Transcript of a Series of Lectures Delivered by Native Teachers by Timothy Detudamo EN
NauruDescription:
In a fast globalizing world, group histories,traditions and memories, especially of smaller countries, are at risk of being lost. In 1938, Head Chief Detudamo had the foresight to transcribe and then translate, a series of lectures relating to the legends, customs and tales of Nauru, delivered by what he termed 'native teachers'. Seventy years later, in line with its aim of ensuring that the historic and contemporary 'voice' of the Pacific is heard on the world stage, IPS Publications is pleased to make them more widely available in this, THE LEGENDS, TRADITIONS AND TALES OF NAURU. This book i... continue
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Marshall Islands Legends and Stories by Daniel A. Kelin EN
Country: Oceania / 
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
Description:
Collects 50 stories recorded from 18 storytellers on 8 islands and atolls in the Marshall Islands.
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The Thief Catcher and Other Stories from Ethiopia by Rosemary Grimble EN
KiribatiDescription:
Ten traditional tales retold from a collection gathered in the early years of this century.
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The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny when hundreds of whales beach themselves and threaten the future of the Maori tribe. Basis for the 2003 feature film.