The trickster / / Jane Downing

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780476803321
• Autore: Downing Jane
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Canberra : , : Pandanus Books, , 2003; ©2003
• ISBN: 1-74076-068-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (157 pages)
• Disciplina: 304.8/94052 B; 823.92
• Soggetti: Mythology; Marshall Islands Fiction; Australia Fiction
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Creation; The Centre of the World; The Joy of Birth; A Nut Speaks; The Afghan Heat; Daniel; Fire at a Price; Shells and Parrots; The Public Library; Letao Seeks Parental Guidance; The Trickster Today; Another Nut Speaks; Staff Meeting; Strands of Pink, White and Black; The Crab and the Needlefish; Grandmother; Aunt; A Footnote „ The Secret of the Escape; The Trap; Pride; Um; Ummƒ; Silence; The Trickster; A short biography
• Sommario/riassunto: Set in contemporary times and incorporating the legends of the trickster god Letao, The Trickster addresses issues large and small: evangelical Christianity, mother-child bonding, the turtle flesh for sale in the supermarket, how to keep ants off the table, how a coconut can talk ..