Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers - by Lois-Ann Yamanaka (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1996.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Her name is Lovey Nariyoshi, and her Hawai'i is not the one of leis, pineapple, and <i>Magnum P.I</i>. In the blue collar town of Hilo, on the Big Island, Lovey and her eccentric Japanese-American family are at the margins of poverty, in the midst of a tropical paradise. With her endearing, effeminate best friend Jerry, Lovey suffers schoolyard bullies, class warfare, Singer sewing classes, and the surprisingly painful work of picking on a macadamia nut plantation, all while trying to find an identity of her own. At once a bitingly funny satire of <i>haole</i> happiness and a moving meditation on what is real, if ugly at times, but true, <i>Wild Meat and the </i><i>B</i><i>ully </i><i>B</i><i>urgers</i> crackles with the language of pidgin--Hawai'i Creole English--distinguishing one of the most vibrant voices in contemporary culture. <p/>Stories from this enduring novel have been adapted into the film <i>Fishbowl, </i>by groundbreaking director Kayo Hatta.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A rare book--Exuberant, fresh-voiced, rich, crazy and stabbing, comic and as true-toned as a crystal glass taped with a knife." --<i>E. Annie Proulx</i> <p/>"<i>Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers</i> has power and charm. A bold and skillful combination of languages . . . [it] belongs on the shelf near Maya Angelou's <i>I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings</i>, and Toni Morrison's <i>The Bluest Eye</i>." --<i>Literary Supplement Quarterly</i> <p/>"Yamanaka's voice is clear and distinct, capturing the people and events in sensitive and exciting language. . . . An important and memorable debut." --<i>San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle</i> <p/>"Yamanaka, true to her poet's ear, communicates the luminous dignity of the language [pidgin]. . . . Because of Yamanaka's uncompromising skill at evoking the special flavor of Hawaiian life, Lovey, Jerry, Hubert--even no-good Larry--are some of the most vivid characters to spring off a page in recent memory." --<i>Time Out New York</i> <p/>"Funky and vibrant . . . A coming-of-age tale of exceeding charm." --<i>Elle</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Lois-Ann Yamanaka </b>has written a book of poetry, three prior works of fiction, and a young-adult novel. She has won a Lannan Literary Award and an American Book Award. She lives in Honolulu.</p>
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