A Pattern of Islands

Grimble, Arthur

ISBN 10: 1906011451 / ISBN 13: 9781906011451

Verlag: Eland Publishing, 2011

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers BSM.10HJO

Inhaltsangabe:

Arthur Grimble was sent to the Gilbert and Ellice islands as a colonial administrator in the twilight of the Edwardian era. He lived there for the next twenty-five years and developed a rare passion for the language, life and landscape of the place. Fortunately his island neighbours, a fascinating cast of fishermen, sorcerers, poets and fighters, began to trust this charming, happy and energetic young man, and shared with him their treasury of stories from the days when warfare was endemic and magic an essential part of everyday life. A Pattern of Islands is a rich and complex cultural history of the dances and legends, rituals, spells and way of life of the islands. It is also a rip- roaring adventure story. Grimble learns to spear hungry sharks, to negotiate fearsome reefs and, on one terrifying day, is used as human bait to catch a giant squid.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Pattern of Islands
Verlag: Eland Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: good