Literature of Niue
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Written Niuean literature (as distinct from oral literature
) does not have an established tradition. The island's one notable writer is the poet and novelist John Pule
, author of the novels The Shark that Ate the Sun (Ko E Mago Ne Kai E La, 1992), Burn My Head in Heaven (Tugi e ulu haaku he langi, 2000) and Restless people (Tagata kapakiloi, 2004), as well as of a number of poems.
Oral literature
Oral literature corresponds in the sphere of the spoken word to literature as literature operates in the domain of the written word. It thus forms a generally more fundamental component of culture, but operates in many ways as one might expect literature to do...
) does not have an established tradition. The island's one notable writer is the poet and novelist John Pule
John Pule
John Puhiatau Pule, born in Liku, Niue in 1962, is a Niuean artist, novelist and poet. He has lived in Auckland, New Zealand since the age of 3. The Queensland Art Gallery describes him as "one of the Pacific's most significant artists".-Literature:...
, author of the novels The Shark that Ate the Sun (Ko E Mago Ne Kai E La, 1992), Burn My Head in Heaven (Tugi e ulu haaku he langi, 2000) and Restless people (Tagata kapakiloi, 2004), as well as of a number of poems.
Source
- "English in the South Pacific", John Lynch and France Mugler, University of the South PacificUniversity of the South PacificThe University of the South Pacific is a public university with a number of locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. It is an international centre for teaching and research on Pacific culture and environment. USP's academic programmes are recognised worldwide, attracting students...