Master storyteller's challenging vision

Abstract

In Search Of The Friendly Islands, his sophomore publication, is sure to make wakes— and not only with the governing authorities. It is a jolting dose of realism for any Tongan. The title address Moala's scepticism with the myth of a perpetually serene and culturally idolised 'Friendly Islands'.

Keywords

• Tonga
• identity
• identity politics
• culture
• tradition
• politics