| Edition |
First HarperCollins edition. |
| Description |
370 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-370). |
| Note |
Originally published: The Last heathen. Vancouver, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, 2004. |
| Contents |
A packet of sand -- The business of Port Vila is God -- Tanna: a conflagration of belief -- The prophet raises his hands to the sky -- Ninety hours on the MV brisk -- The book of Espiritu Santo -- The word and its meaning -- The island of magic and fear -- The curse of Gaua -- The parishioners' paradise -- Death and marriage on Mota -- The secret of West Vanua Lava -- My first Tasiu -- Guadalcanal, the unhappy isle -- The bishop of Malaita -- A short walk in East Kwaio -- Raiders of the Nono lagoon -- Under the Langa Langa lagoon -- The brothers and their miracles -- Nukapu and the meaning of stories. |
| Subject |
Melanesia -- Religious life and customs.
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Montgomery, Charles, 1968- -- Travel -- Melanesia.
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Melanesia -- Description and travel.
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| Added Title |
Last heathen
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| ISBN |
006076516X alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780060765163 |
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