Maiba

a Papuan novel

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Russell Soaba: Maiba (1985)

115 pages

English language

Published 1985

OCLC Number:
13077936

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The only child of the last chief of Makawana village, Maiba struggles to hold her people together in face of the polarizing forces of convention and modernization. Both protective and painfully aware of the weaknesses of her own community, Maiba acquires the wisdom she needs to face the future.

2 editions

Subjects

  • Papua New Guinean literature (English)
  • Fiction

Places

  • Papua New Guinea