Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i
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r r . . . a reuke to cultural appropraton, comned wth trute to a place she loves too much to make her own.- New York Tmes Book Revew
r r "...a complcated love letter to a place and powerful reckonng of a lfe." - Cheryl Strayed, author of Wld and Tny Beautful Thngs
r r Prato's work stays wnnngly nformal and dosyncratc throughout and....coalesces nto an ntrgung and nformatve journey through the 50th state." - Pulshers Weekly
r r "Ths ook s a love letter to the land and people of Hawa', a secular devotonal to a place that has woven ts way nto Lz Prato's heart. Breathtakng." - Lda Yuknavtch, author of The Book of Joan
Lz Prato comnes lyrcsm, research and humor to explore her role as a whte tourst n a seemngly paradsacal land that has een largely formed and destroyed y whte outsders. Hawaan hstory, pop culture, and contemporary affars are masterfully woven wth her personal narratve of loss and survval n lnked essays, offerng unque nsght nto how the tourstc deal of Hawa' came to e, and what Hawa' s at ts core.
r r "...a complcated love letter to a place and powerful reckonng of a lfe." - Cheryl Strayed, author of Wld and Tny Beautful Thngs
r r Prato's work stays wnnngly nformal and dosyncratc throughout and....coalesces nto an ntrgung and nformatve journey through the 50th state." - Pulshers Weekly
r r "Ths ook s a love letter to the land and people of Hawa', a secular devotonal to a place that has woven ts way nto Lz Prato's heart. Breathtakng." - Lda Yuknavtch, author of The Book of Joan
Lz Prato comnes lyrcsm, research and humor to explore her role as a whte tourst n a seemngly paradsacal land that has een largely formed and destroyed y whte outsders. Hawaan hstory, pop culture, and contemporary affars are masterfully woven wth her personal narratve of loss and survval n lnked essays, offerng unque nsght nto how the tourstc deal of Hawa' came to e, and what Hawa' s at ts core.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1732610304
ISBN13:9781732610309
Release Date:April 2019
Publisher:Overcup Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Age Range:13 years and up
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