Description
Across three generations on the island of Sapepe in Western Samoa, Tauilopepe’s life unfolds from youth to fatherhood as he builds a plantation and a family rooted in tradition. As the community is reshaped by colonial rule and the shifting promises of “progress,” the novel traces how power, land, and loyalty are tested—revealing the costs of greed, corruption, and exploitation. With sweeping emotional range and a panoramic sense of history, Leaves of the Banyan Tree follows the next generation’s choices and consequences, showing how revenge and survival can echo through decades. Albert Wendt’s landmark Pacific storytelling blends intimate family drama with epic social vision, making this classic novel a profound meditation on identity, change, and the enduring strength of cultural roots.
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paperback
Longman Paul
Published Jan 1, 1979
416 pages
ISBN: 0582717701
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First Published
1979
Language
eng
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