Epeli Hau'ofa

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Epeli Hau'ofa (* 1939 in Papua New Guinea , † January 11, 2009 in Suva ) was a Fijian writer and professor of anthropology .

Life

Epeli Hau'ofa, son of a missionary family from Tonga , studied in Papua, Tonga, Fiji, Australia and Canada ; he received his PhD in anthropology from the Australian National University . He was the palace archivist in Tonga, head of the sociology department and head of the School of Social and Economic Development at the University of the South Pacific .

In 1997 he founded the Oceania Center for Arts and Culture , of which he was also director. His publications include the ethnography Mekeo , a collection of short stories ( Tales of the Tikongs ), the novel Kisses in the Nederends, and articles on A New Oceania . Hau'ofa was most recently a citizen of Fiji.

Fonts

  • " Our crowded islands" , Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific 1977
  • " Returning through the Back Door. Satires from Tonga" , 1988
  • " Tales of the Tikongs ", University of Hawaii Press 1994, ISBN 0-8248-1594-7
  • " Kisses in the Nederends" , University of Hawaii Press 1995
  • " Return through the back door" , Unionsverlag 1998, ISBN 3-293-20121-0

literature

  • " Biography - Hau'Ofa, Epeli" , Thomson Gale 2006 (Internet)

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Hau'ofa, Epeli
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Fijian scientist and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Papua New Guinea
DATE OF DEATH January 11, 2009
Place of death Suva