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Albert Tuaopepe Wendt ONZ CNZM (born 27 October 1939) is a Samoan poet and writer who lives in New Zealand. He is one of the most influential writers in Oceania. His notable works include Sons for the Return Home, published in 1973 (adapted into a feature film in 1979), and Leaves of the Banyan Tree, published in 1979.
Albert Wendt, Samoan novelist and poet who wrote about present-day Samoan life. Perhaps the best-known writer in the South Pacific, Wendt sought to counteract the frequently romanticized, often racist literature about Polynesians written by outsiders. Learn more about his life and career.
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Learn about Albert Wendt, a Samoan poet, novelist, playwright, and educator who has published many books and anthologies of Pacific literature. Explore his poetry collections, themes, genres, and awards.
Once the angry young man of Pacific literature, Albert Wendt talks to Joanna Wane about what it’s cost him and the legacy he leaves behind. It’s been more than two years since I first...
Albert Wendt is a Samoan-born writer, artist, and scholar who is widely regarded as the 'Forefather of Pacific Literature'. He has written over 18 works of fiction, poetry, and drama, and received numerous awards and honours for his contribution to Oceania and New Zealand literature.
Born in Apia in 1939, Maualaivao Albert Wendt is an iconic figure in Pacific and New Zealand literature, the author of novels, story collections, poetry collections, critical essays, creative nonfiction and plays, and also an accomplished visual artist.
Albert Wendt is a Samoan-born New Zealand writer and academic who has published fiction, poetry and theory. He is a leader of Pacific literature and a member of the Order of New Zealand.
