The Birth and Death of the Miracle Man and Other Stories

by Albert Wendt

Book Overview

This remarkable collection of stories offers a portrait of the fascinating and complex world of Samoa. There is Salepa, down on his luck but determined to use his one talent on the reluctant inhabitants of a nearby town; Fiasola, who feels that the Miracle Man is being born inside him; the young man who disgraces his family by stabbing a European nun; and Gabriel who, on the death of his father, relives his family's tragic past.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824818229
• ISBN13: 9780824818227
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"