The Wounded Sea, Satendra Nandan, 1991
Arabic Literature (in English) offers a suggested reading list of writers from Trump’s list of banned countries:
The violence of such an executive act cannot be countered solely with art, or translation. Still, as Samah Selim notes, translation can be “a form of radical knowledge production.” We can also collaborate with, and listen to, literary voices, as well as forging supportive, enriching, properly compensated connections between writers and literary communities, thus resisting the ban. […]
Where the Hell Is Tuvalu?: How I Became the Law Man in the World’s Fourth Smallest Country, Philip Els, 2000
The Challenge, Ruperake Petaia, 2011
Well, that’s half an hour of my life I’m never going to get back.
Telesa: The Covenant Keeper, Lani Wendt Young, 2011
Where We Once Belonged, Sia Figiel, 1997
Leaves of the Banyan Tree, Albert Wendt, 1979
Tales of the Tikongs, Epeli Hau’ofa, 1988
An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean, vol. 1, John Martin and William Mariner, 1827
Hi folks.
Just wanted to check in and let you know I won’t be posting for a couple of weeks due to the arrival of my baby daughter. Newborns, as it turns out, are a lot of work. I feel like someone should have mentioned that to me.
Anyway, I’m going to take a little time to adjust to the lack of sleep and constant state of near-panicked worry, and then as soon as I get my shit together a little bit I will be back with news of Tonga. See you then.
Around the World in 2000 Books 