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Manoa, vol. 19, no. 2 (2007): Maps of Reconciliation

Joel — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:05:49 +0000

Presented by Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing

Maps of Reconciliation: Literature and the Ethical Imagination

Edited by Frank Stewart and Barry Lopez

In this collection, the editors turn to some of the world’s most thoughtful authors — in fiction, essay, poetry, drama, and parable — to ask important questions about the future, to give us moral direction, individual courage, and a map toward reconciliation. In many voices and dialects, they urge us to be attentive and compassionate — somehow, as guest editor Barry Lopez writes, to bring hope to bear on the things that confound us. “We start with our instinct for reconciliation, to address the war in the self, the war in the kitchen, the war in Sudan.”

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Editors’ Note, vii

ORATORY

The Ice Is Melting in the North, 1
Oren Lyons

ESSAYS

Wonderwerk, 13
Julia Martin

Wandering Souls, 108
Wayne Karlin

In Memoriam, 162
Alberto Manguel

INTERVIEW

The Leadership Imperative: An Interview with Oren Lyons, 4
Barry Lopez

POETRY

A Wandering Estonian, 50
Kazuko Shiraishi

Two Poems, 105
Ann Hunkins

Letters of Farewell, 138
Chris Merrill

Meditation #7: Prayer for Peace, 214
Luis H. Francia

PLAY

Eyes of the Heart, 61
Catherine Filloux

FICTION

The Crow, 36
Yan Lianke

The Return, 52
Tony Birch

The Homecoming of an Old Beijing Man, 146
Wang Ping

India, 167
Prafulla Roy

The Tamyrs: A Tale of Two Peoples, 215
Galsan Tschinag

PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS

Honokahua, 24
Franco Salmoiraghi

‘Onipa‘a, 126
Franco Salmoiraghi

Ho‘oku‘ikahi: To Unify As One, 190
Franco Salmoiraghi

About the Contributors, 222

Manoa, vol. 19, no. 1 (2007): Crossing Over

Joel — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:51:19 +0000

Presented by Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing

Crossing Over: Partition Literature from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

Edited by Frank Stewart and Sukrita Paul Kumar

Crossing Over comprises stories from three South Asian countries—India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh—with a combined population of over two billion. The works here focus on the cataclysmic experiences of Partition in 1947 and its aftermath, including the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. Many of these works have not been readily accessible to American and other English-speaking readers; they serve as a mere glimpse at a rich and vast body of literature being produced in many languages of the Subcontinent.

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Editor’s Note

ESSAYS

from The Other Side of Silence, 41
Urvashi Butalia

On Writing Sleepwalkers, 144
Joginder Paul

FICTION

The Train Has Reached Amritsar, 1
Bhisham Sahni

Toba Tek Singh, 14
Saadat Hasan Manto

Lajwanti, 21
Rajinder Singh Bedi

Incognita, 33
Rashid Haider

Pali, 56
Bhisham Sahni

The Claim,74
Mohan Rakesh

The Dog of Tetwal, 80
Saadat Hasan Manto

Whose Story?, 88
Gulzar

The Owner of Rubble, 91
Mohan Rakesh

Father, 101
Prafulla Roy

Mozel, 111
Saadat Hasan Manto

Farewell, 128
Samaresh Basu

from Sleepwalkers, 136
Joginder Paul

Where There Is No Frontier, 151
Prafulla Roy

from Basti, 177
Intizar Husain

Rebirth, 187
Abul Bashar

How Many Pakistans?, 193
Kamleshwar

Cool, Sweet Water, 208
Khadija Mastur

About the Contributors, 213

Manoa, vol. 18, no. 2 (2006): Where the Rivers Meet

Joel — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:48:31 +0000

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Where the Rivers Meet

Where the Rivers Meet is a remarkable collection of new fiction, essays, and poetry from Australia, a complex society and a country with a multilayered history. Among Australia’s many resources is a large community of outstanding writers that includes a growing number of novelists, poets, and essayists of Indigenous descent. Their stories—many of them previously untold in literature—deepen and expand our understanding of the experiences that make up Australia’s past and present.

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Editor’s Note, vii

ESSAYS

The Rivers of Babylon, 1
Deborah Bird Rose

Walk My Country, 7
Robyn Davidson

Not Quite White in the Head, 23
Melissa Lucashenko

On the Edge, 61
Ashley Hay

How’s Your Day Been?, 126
Don Watson

FICTION

The Bulldozer, 33
Tony Birch

from Home, 45
Larissa Behrendt

The Bullock Run, 68
Roger McDonald

Republic of Love, 100
Delia Falconer

from Swallow the Air, 106
Tara June Winch

from Benang, 112
Kim Scott

from Bitin’ Back, 131
Vivienne Cleven

from Earth, 145
Bruce Pascoe

from Carpentaria, 167
Alexis Wright

POETRY

Three Poems, 18
Samuel Wagan Watson

Two Poems, 21
John Mateer

Three Poems, 40
Kevin Hart

Two Poems, 43
John Jenkins

Three Poems, 56
Louise Crisp

Two Poems, 58
Adrienne Eberhard

Suddenly, Trees, 96
Martin Harrison

Four Poems, 98
Luke Davies

Inlet, 105
Judith Beveridge

Four Poems, 121
David Malouf

Three Poems, 141
Louise Oxley

Coogee, 161
Stephen Edgar

Among the Mountains of Guang-Xi Province, in Southern China, 163
Robert Gray

Two Poems, 165
Mark Tredinnick

About the Contributors, 179

Manoa, vol. 18, no. 1 (2006): Beyond Words

Joel — Wed, 03 May 2006 01:34:18 +0000

Presented by Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing

Beyond Words

Beyond Words presents more than two dozen authors from China, Tibet, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Malaysia discussing their particular approaches to writing. The editors have collected their words as they appear in essays, interviews, stories, and poems and have sought diversity in nationality, language, age, gender, and aesthetics.

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PART ONE: HUMAN NATURE ITSELF IS POETIC

Human Nature Itself Is Poetic: An Interview, 1
Ko Ŭn with Patricia Donegan

Three Poems, 9
Ko Ŭn

Writing in Two Tongues, 12
Wang Ping

A Necessary Beginning: An Interview, 17
N.V.M. Gonzalez with Roger J. Bresnahan

Fishing in the River Esk, 28
Alfred A. Yuson

My American Books, 31
Mo Yan

PART TWO: INSCRIPTION ETCHED BY WATER

Inscription Etched by Water, 36
Pak Tujin

Coming Full Circle: An Interview, 39
Nguyen Duy with Nguyen Ba Chung

The Writer and the Native Tradition: A Conversation, 44
Muhammad Haji Salleh with F. Sionil José

A Quid of Betel, 49
Muhammad Haji Salleh

Spirit and Literature, 51
F. Sionil José

Keeping Not Writing: An Interview, 58
Yasutaka Tsutsui with Larry McCaffery and others

The Lion, 66
Yasutaka Tsutsui

Pasemon: On Allusion and Illusions, 72
Goenawan Mohamad

PART THREE: WORDS FROM THE FIRE

Parable of the Googol Balloons, 83
Gémino H. Abad

An Autobiography, 85
Nguyen Chi Thien

Words from the Fire: An Interview, 93
Pal Vannariraks with Sharon May

Nyima Tsering’s Tears, 97
Woeser

Cricket Song, 105
Lam Thi My Da

Without Words: An Interview, 108
Soth Polin with Sharon May

PART FOUR: ENCOUNTERS

A Poem That Came Easily, 116
Yun Tongju

Realism, Humor, and Social Commitment: An Interview, 119
Phuntshog Tashi with Patricia Schiaffini

A Particular Sort of Story, 126
Can Xue

The Land of Peach Blossoms, 130
Can Xue

To the Readers, 138
Han Young’un

From Mother Tongue to Linguistic Mother, 139
Yoko Tawada

Encounters, 144
K. S. Maniam

A Commitment to Life: An Interview, 155
Xue Di with Melissa Clark

About the Contributors, 163

Manoa, vol. 17, no. 2 (2005): Varua Tupu

Joel — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 01:29:09 +0000

Presented by Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing

Varua Tupu

Varua Tupu—the first anthology of its kind—offers English-speaking readers the stories, memoirs, poetry, photography, and paintings of a French Polynesian artistic community that has been growing in strength since the 1960s. In the literature and images of Varua Tupu, the people of this astonishing group of islands speak for themselves.

Te Ao Mā‘ohi: An Overview, xi

Fa‘a‘ā: A Photographic Essay, 1
Michel Chansin

A Strange Ship, 13
Louise Peltzer

Three Poems, 23
Flora Devatine

from Hymns to My Island, 31
Louise Peltzer

A Little Scholarship Recipient from Auti, 37
Taaria Walker

Tangata: A Photographic Essay, 53
Marie-Hélène Villierme

The Source: An Interview with Henri Hiro, 71
Rai a Mai

Three Poems, 83
Henri Hiro

Three Poems, 91
Patrick Araia Amaru

from Vai: River in a Cloudless Sky, 97
Rai a Mai

Maker of Dreams, 105
Bruno Saura

Bobby, 117
John Lind

from Breadfruit and Frangipani, 127
Célestine Hitiura Vaite

from Mutisms, 147
Titaua Peu

The Arrival, 153
Kareva Mateata-Allain

Marquesas: A Photographic Essay, 169
Michel Chansin

Tattoo, 179
Rai a Mai

Glossary, 187

Contributors, 189

Credits and Permissions, 193

Manoa, vol. 17, no. 1 (2005): Blood Ties

Joel — Tue, 03 May 2005 01:07:12 +0000

Presented by Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing

Blood Ties

Blood Ties presents work from rural and urban China, Tibet, Singapore, and the U.S. Through fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and artwork, this volume explores the complexities of Chinese identity created by migration, displacement, ethnic mixing, and separation from homeland. Individuals whose identities have been made more complex by rapid globalization will find these works especially meaningful.

Editor’s Note, vii

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ESSAYS

City Out of Breath, 50
Ken Chen

Home Away from Home: Photographs from the On Char Collection, 99
Gregory Yee Mark

The Spirit of Zhyge Alu: The Nuosu Poetry of Aku Wuwu, 113
Mark Bender

FICTION

Yanni’s Secret, 1
Zhang Kangkang

Alien, 23
Catherine Lim

Ephemeral Life, 29
Zhu Wenying

Zhima, 59
Zhang Kangkang

Down to the River, 103
Colin Cheong

from The Shrimp People, 131
Rex Shelley

Blood Ties, 138
Alai

POETRY

Five Poems, 17
Arthur Sze

from Spinning Polyhedral Mirror, 54
Yan Li

Rose Hips, 57
Zhang Er

Three Poems, 106
Wang Ping

Four Poems, 119
Aku Wuwu

CHAPBOOK

Konglish, 172
Yuzun Kang

About the Contributors, 188

Manoa, vol. 16, no. 2 (2004): Jungle Planet

Joel — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 00:36:42 +0000

Presented by Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing

Jungle Planet

Jungle Planet and Other New Stories features new works of fiction, biography, and drama, plus artwork. These selections span time and place: a young man encounters a palm reader on a San Francisco bus; an old woman recalls the Japanese Occupation of Malaysia; a group of Cheyenne Indians journey to the edge of the known world; and, in the title piece, a child enjoys exotic animals on cable television as the outside world disintegrates.

Editor’s Note, vii

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BIOGRAPHY

from Gaijin Yokozuna: A Biography of Chad Rowen, 87
Mark Panek

from Hawaiian Son: The Life and Music of Eddie Kamae, 152
James D. Houston with Eddie Kamae

FICTION

The Brothers, 1
Lysley Tenorio

A Stone House, 14
Bay Anapol

Marriage Among the Believers: A Love Story, 21
David Borofka

Galveston Bay, 1826, 39
Eddie Chuculate

from The Real Life Test, 67
Bay Anapol

A Bar Mitzvah Boy, 79
Dionisio Velasco

Three Stories, 101
Marcelino Freire

Jungle Planet, 109
Lakambibi A. Sitoy

from One Night in Pohnpei, 117
Robert Barclay

Lizard, 131
Kim Yongha

Coming Home, 141
Wayne Karlin

The Palmist, 163
Andrew Lam

Friends, 169
Manjushree Thapa

Renata, 185
Lakambini A. Sitoy

PLAY

Occupation, 47
Huzir Sulaiman

About the Contributors, 200

Manoa, vol. 16, no. 1 (2004): In the Shadow of Angkor

Joel — Sun, 02 May 2004 21:34:07 +0000

Presented by Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing

In the Shadow of Angkor

Published twenty-five years after the defeat of the Khmer Rouge regime, In the Shadow of Angkor captures the resurgence of the Cambodian arts community and its efforts to restore a rich literary heritage. In many of the works, the artists defy the decimation of their brothers and sisters by the Khmer Rouge, as well the attempt to erase Cambodia’s memory of its history. The range of expression is impressive: the volume includes poetry, short story, film, rap lyrics, and essays, plus interviews with authors and a portfolio of photographs of Cambodia.

Guest-edited by Sharon May and featuring photographs by Richard Murai.

Editor’s Note, ix

Readings

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ESSAYS

The Diabolic Sweetness of Pol Pot, 21
Soth Polin

In the Shadow of Angkor: A Search for Cambodian Literature, 27
Sharon May

from Journey into Light, 65
Ranachith Ronnie Yimsut

The Dinner Guests, 103
Putsata Reang

The Perpetrator, the Victim, and the Witness, 137
Alex Hinton

Ten Gems on a Thread, 177
Catherine Filloux

Crossing the Killing Fields, 201
Min Keth Or

To Rule the Universe, 209
Maha Ghosananda

FICTION

Communicate, They Say, 1
Soth Polin

The Origin of the Kounlok Bird, 36
Traditional Folktale

Sokha and Apopeal, 41
Darina Siv

The Accused, 55
Khun Srun

Ghouls, Ghosts, and Other Infernal Creatures, 60
Chuth Khay

I Hate the Word and the Letter t [Ta], 90
Khun Srun

Love on Cowback, 92
Hak Chhay Hok

Workman, 99
Keir Saramak

A Mysterious Passenger, 128
Kong Bunchhoeun

Caged Bird Will Fly, 155
Pollie Bith

INTERVIEWS

Beyond Words: Soth Polin, 9
Sharon May

Surviving the Peace: Loung Ung, 49
Sharon May

Art of faCt: praCh, 73
Sharon May

Words from the Fire: Three Cambodian Women Writers, 169
Sharon May

Ambassador of the Silent World: U Sam Oeur, 189
Sharon May

FILM SCRIPT

Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy, 108
Rithy Panh

POETRY

Three Rap Lyrics from Dalama, 83
praCh

Four Poems, 195
U Sam Oeur

About the Contributors, 211

Permissions and Acknowledgments, 216

Manoa, vol. 15, no. 2 (2003): The Mystified Boat

Joel — Sun, 02 Nov 2003 21:28:55 +0000

Presented by Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing

The Mystified Boat: Postmodern stories from China.

Guest-edited by Herbert Batt and featuring paintings by Mu Xin.

As international art and ideas become more influential among the young writers of China, authors have found innovative ways to express their changing perspectives and to challenge conventions of thought as well as style.

Editor’s Note, vii

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Essay

Into the Labyrinth: An Introduction, 49
Yongchun Cai and Herbert J. Batt

Fiction

A Date in Purple Bamboo Park, 1
Ge Fei

The Master, 8
Ma Yuan

The Saddled Deer, 29
Hong Ying

Death without a Burial Place, 57
Su Tong

The Golden Stupa, 68
Ma Jian

The Black Road, 74
Ma Yuan

The Seat on the Verandah, 83
Lin Bai