The Book of Puka-Puka

A Lone Trader in the South Pacific

Nonfiction, Travel, Australia & Oceania, Adventure & Literary Travel
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Author: Robert Dean Frisbie, Anthony Weller ISBN: 9781780601663
Publisher: Eland Publishing Publication: June 13, 2019
Imprint: Eland Publishing Language: English
Author: Robert Dean Frisbie, Anthony Weller
ISBN: 9781780601663
Publisher: Eland Publishing
Publication: June 13, 2019
Imprint: Eland Publishing
Language: English

In 1924, Robert Frisbie arrived on the island of Puka-Puka, one of the most remote in the South Pacific, to run a trading post. Within months he had learned the language and become absorbed into the ways of its ancient, indigenous community – fishing, picnicking, swimming, sleeping and falling in love. Fortunately for us he also had a pitch-perfect ear for stories.

Before the book is done, we feel the power of the surf and the coral reefs, hear death chants and witness thirty torch-lit canoes setting out to net flying fish at night. Frisbie’s interest in and love for the culture of this island and its inhabitants are infectious.

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In 1924, Robert Frisbie arrived on the island of Puka-Puka, one of the most remote in the South Pacific, to run a trading post. Within months he had learned the language and become absorbed into the ways of its ancient, indigenous community – fishing, picnicking, swimming, sleeping and falling in love. Fortunately for us he also had a pitch-perfect ear for stories.

Before the book is done, we feel the power of the surf and the coral reefs, hear death chants and witness thirty torch-lit canoes setting out to net flying fish at night. Frisbie’s interest in and love for the culture of this island and its inhabitants are infectious.

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