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The Best Of Honolulu Fiction

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1999

Fiction. What happens when a slick city magazine and a literary journal join forces? This book, published by one of Hawai'is foremost literary journals (Bamboo Ridge), features stories from the HONOLULU Magazine Fiction Contest. For the last 16 years, HONOLULU Magazine has sponsored a yearly contest for short stories that reflect Hawai'i in setting, characters, of theme. The prizes have been generous. And the response great. The contest ...

Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre

9 reviews
Lois-Ann Yamanaka

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1993

Close As You'll Get to the "Real" Hawaii in Fiction
Like the author, I grew up Japanese-American in 1970s Hawaii, largely in the world that Yamanaka portrays in her stunning literary debut, "Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre." When I first read this book, I felt shocked, offended, scandalized, and totally unprepared to deal with a book that mirrored so closely the world that I knew. That's because I, like everyone else I grew up with, ...

da word

2 reviews
Lee Tonouchi

Bamboo Ridge Press, 2001

da word is great
It took me a while to get used to the pidgin style, but then the stories moved liked butter. The pidgin is so intimate and friendly. The stories were from the heart and infused with humor and soul. I recommend this book to everyone. Just be patient if you don't know pidgin. It's worth the time. Go Lee! Free Hawaii!

Bamboo Ridge Quarterly #73
Various

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1998

The Watcher of Waipuna (Bamboo Ridge, No 55-56)

2 reviews
Gary Pak

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1992

A multi-voiced and situated portrayal of local Hawai'i today
Gary Pak is an awesome writer, who captures a range of political and cultural positions in Hawa'i with care and tact: he offers, in this collection as in his recent novel with U of Hawai'i Press, a multi-voiced and situated portrayal of local Hawai'i today in all its complexity and struggle. Highly recommended for ordinary readers, college and high school courses, but maybe not for tourists ...

The Speed of Darkness

1 review
Rodney Morales

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1988

I strongly recommend!
In spite of its incredible panoply of characters, settings, and situations, THE SPEED OF DARKNESS strikes no false notes, attempts nothing that is spoiled in its dramatic effect by implausibility. Its characters range from elementary school students to cab drivers, from unemployed Vietnam burnouts to widows turned prostitute, from Kaho'olawe campers to physics professor surfers. They represent a ...

Intersecting Circles: The Voices of Hapa Women in Poetry and Prose (Bamboo Ridge, No. 76)

2 reviews

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1999

Heartfelt Hapa Stories
This book (aside from the beautiful cover!) is filled with heartfelt stories and moving poetry. I am impressed with the array of poetry, essays, & prose. The photos of the authors are very helpful because they give us a snapshot (visual) glimpse of the writers whose voices are heard through their stories & poems. Through telling & re-telling their histories, identities, & realities, the hapa ...

Kauai Tales

2 reviews
Frederick B. Wichman

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1985

A great source of history and mythology for Kauai
Kauai Tales is a wonderful collection of books detailing the mythos of old Kauai. Wether you're a history buff or just interested in what the original residents of Kauai thought about all those beautiful landmarks like The Sleeping Giant, or my personal favorite, Pohaku O'kane. Now, this review is biased, becuase F.B. Wichman is my grandfather, but I'm sure you'll get a great experience from ...

Sister Stew: Fiction and Poetry by Women (Bamboo Ridge, 50-51.)

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1991

fiction & poetry from more than 50 women writers

Tsunami Years
Juliet S. Kono

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1995

poetry, 'each poem a pearl of truth' (Cathy Song)

Pass On, No Pass Back

2 reviews
Darrell H. Y. Lum

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1990

Darrel Lum lends authority to Hawaiian pidgin English.
Darrel Lum is the writer usually credited with giving modern Hawaiian pidgin English the authority to speak loudly and proudly in polite company. Stories like "No Pass Back" and "Toads" from this volume and "Beer Can Hat" and "Primo Doesn't Take Back Bottles Anymore" from his earlier SUN volume clearly demonstrate why he is so popular with readers. I'd recommend that people who are not "tuned-in" ...

Expounding the Doubtful Points (Bamboo Ridge,) (Bamboo Ridge,)

1 review
Wing Tek Lum

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1988

A must-have for lovers of language
Your eyes could be red-shot from crying. Your hands could be itching to write poetry. One thing's for sure after you have read Expounding the Doubtful Points -- your mind will be amazed at the possibilities when Wing Tek Lum crafts a poem. Lum writes about "Local Sensibilities" -- that the sight of a pineapple brings to mind the summer jobs "driving a forklift or packing wedges on the line" ...

Outcry from the Inferno, Atomic Bomb Tanka Anthology: Atomic Bomb Tanka Anthology

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1995

Polihale and Other Kaua'I Legends (Bamboo Ridge)
Frederick B. Wichman

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1991

illus Christine Faye

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