Beautiful Tufi : between the past and the future

Beautiful Tufi
- between the past and the future

Om bylivet i Tufi, Papua Nya Guinea
(på engelska)

Följ med Ethel till trädgården;
hälsa på Tomlin efter nattfisket;
vinka Celeste av till skolan;
häng med på en kvällsböns-samling på stranden vid Marasa;
läs om Onares strapatsiösa upplevelse av folkvandringen på 1800-talet;
hälsa på Roderick på hans kontor i stan;
paddla genom natten med Dius;
läs om gamla dagars dramitska historier och förväntningarna till framtiden;
hör regnskogens ljud;
se solen stiga upp ur havet och önska en ny dag välkommen.

Den första recentionen kommer från amerikanska Kirkus. Här några citatlinjer:

A delightful, informative read and a stunning visual treat that reveals a little-known part of the world.

Hasselberg also describes the lives of native Tom and his tribe, the Miniafia, whose lives are shaped by their landscape; their garden serves as their calendar and their clock. The author writes of Marasa, the home of spectacular waterfalls and purportedly mysterious ghosts that whisper behind their watery veils.

… reveals the pain and suffering Papua New Guinea endured during World War II as the Pacific war engulfed the region; young Patrick, he writes, served on the front lines with Australian and U.S. troops as a “carrier” of killed and wounded soldiers at Milne Bay.

… enlightens, informs and entertains, depicting the region of Tufi, Papua New Guinea, with passion, drama and colorful pageantry.