Indigenous Literatures from Micronesia

Flores, Evelyn; Kihleng, Emelihter; Perez, Craig Santos (2019). Indigenous Literatures from Micronesia. Washington, DC: University of Hawaii. doi:10.1515/9780824877385-052. ISBN 978-0-8248-7738-5.

Abstract: A Island in Agony documents the events of World War II through the eyes of those Chamorro who survived. Palomo brings his own experiences to bear on the telling, but the force of his book comes from the other stories he tells as well. The narratives begin with the invasion of Guåhan by the Japanese on the same day that Pearl Harbor was bombed. It recounts the harrowing experiences of survivors from various locations on the island as they engage in survival and tactical activities attempting to raise food for their families, hiding radios and American servicemen, or escaping capture and surviving execution.

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