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The wayfinder : a novel /

The Wayfinder is a novel set in the Polynesian islands of the South Pacific during the height of the Tu'i Tonga Empire. At its heart is Korero, a young girl chosen to save her people from the brink of starvation. Her quest takes her from her remote island home on a daring seafaring journey acro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Adam, 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : MCD, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Queens > Fiction.
Islands > Tonga > Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women > Fiction.
Resilience (Personality trait) > Fiction.
Tonga > Fiction.
Violence > Fiction.
Reines > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Îles > Tonga > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Actualisation de soi chez la femme > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Résilience (Trait de personnalité) > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Tonga > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Violence > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Islands.
Historical fiction.
Epic fiction.
Novels.
Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
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Summary:The Wayfinder is a novel set in the Polynesian islands of the South Pacific during the height of the Tu'i Tonga Empire. At its heart is Korero, a young girl chosen to save her people from the brink of starvation. Her quest takes her from her remote island home on a daring seafaring journey across a vast ocean empire built on power, consumption, and bloodshed. Far from a conventional swashbuckling adventure, The Wayfinder weaves a narrative about survival, self-discovery, and the history of the Tongan people. In this monumental literary work, Adam Johnson explores themes of indigeneity, ecological balance, and the resilience of humanity in the face of scarcity.
Physical Description:716 pages : map ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780374619572
0374619573