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Fiction by Pacific Islanders

A collection of novels and stories written by Pacific Islander authors. The interplay between tradition and modern life as well as the preservation of heritage and culture are common themes here. #IndyPLAdults

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  • A complex love story between a Hawaiian doctor and a Russian filmmaker, spanning multiple decades and continents.
    Book, 2006New York : Ballantine Books, [2006] — FIC DAV
  • Hulme's novel tells the stories of three characters who navigate isolation and trauma amidst the backdrop of struggles faced by the Maori community.
    Book, 2010New York : Penguin Books, 2010. — FIC HUL
  • A collection of short stories that highlight the tug of war between traditional Hawaiian culture and Hawaii's modern circumstances.
    Book, 2013New York : Hogarth, [2013] — FIC KAH
  • In this historical fantasy, protagonist Cas returns home after surviving war and plague and forms a relationship with a historian. Readers who like the grumpy/sunny dynamic might enjoy this one.
    Book, 2021Boston : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021] — TEEN FIC LUC
  • A slice of Tahitian life featuring the relationship between a mother and daughter. Includes themes of family dynamics and tradition versus modernity.
    Book, 2006New York : Back Bay Books, 2006. — FIC VAI
  • A Hawaiian boy falls from a cruise ship only to be saved by a shark. When he develops special powers after the rescue, his life and the lives of his family are forever changed.
    Book, 2020New York : MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020. — FIC WAS
  • The art of hula weaves through the stories of three generations of women who wrestle with their identities alongside the rise of colonialism.
    Book, 2023New York : HarperVia, [2023] — FIC HAK
  • Reviews of this story collection describe it as "visceral" and "nervy." Kakimoto's works use myth and folklore to explore heavy themes as experienced by mixed native Japanese and Hawaiian women.
    Book, 2023New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2023] — FIC KAK
  • A time-hopping narrative depicts the tragic circumstances of a second-generation Bengali American woman who faces sexism and racism in her daily life.
    Book, 2019Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2019. — FIC LAS