Praying Parents
About the book
Jully Sipolo’s second poetry collection forms part of her work from the Solomon Islands.
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Solomon Islands
Move from poetry by Jully Sipolo and Celo Kulagoe to two early novels, The Alternative and Two Times Resurrection. Suremada offers shorter forms and portraits of a village community. These books appeared through outlets including Mana and the University of the South Pacific. The verified editions are in English; library catalogues are useful routes to older titles.
WHERE TO START
- Praying ParentsJully Makini (Jully Sipolo)
- The AlternativeJohn Saunana
- Where Leaves Had Fallen: A Collection of Poems and Teachers’ GuideCelo Kulagoe
Books to begin with
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The Alternative
About the book
Saunana’s novel is an example of early English-language fiction from Solomon Islands, published in Honiara in 1980.
EnglishOriginal
The Alternative
University of the South Pacific, Solomon Islands Centre / South Pacific Creative Arts Society
Edition source ↗Where Leaves Had Fallen: A Collection of Poems and Teachers’ Guide
About the book
This Solomon Islands poetry collection combines poems with a teachers’ guide.
EnglishOriginal
Where Leaves Had Fallen: A Collection of Poems and Teachers’ Guide
South Pacific Creative Arts Society
Edition source ↗Two Times Resurrection
About the book
A short novel approaches social and religious change through an island community.
EnglishOriginal
Two Times Resurrection
University of the South Pacific, Solomon Islands Centre
Edition source ↗Suremada: Faces from a Solomon Island Village
About the book
A short-story collection offers literary portraits of people in a Solomon Islands village.
Civilized Girl: Poems
About the book
Poems about women’s lives, work and relationships reveal the tensions of a changing society.
Twenty Four Poems of the Solomon Islands
About the book
An early anthology of English-language poetry from the Solomon Islands, assembled by three editors.
EnglishOriginal
Twenty Four Poems of the Solomon Islands
University of the South Pacific, Solomon Islands Centre
Edition source ↗Context and sources
Sources on authors and their connections to this country. Specific edition details appear beside each book. Polish and English originals are not labelled as translations.
- Jully Makini — University of Hawaiʻi ↗
- Praying Parents — National Library of New Zealand ↗
- John Saunana — University of the South Pacific, Solomon Islands Centre / South Pacific Creative Arts Society ↗
- Celo Kulagoe — South Pacific Creative Arts Society ↗
- Rexford T. Orotaloa — University of the South Pacific, Solomon Islands Centre ↗
- Rexford T. Orotaloa — Mana Publications ↗
- Civilized Girl: Poems — South Pacific Creative Arts Society ↗
- Twenty Four Poems of the Solomon Islands — University of the South Pacific, Solomon Islands Centre ↗
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