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White Turtle (Paperback)

by Merlinda Bobis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 190 pages
  • Publisher: Spinifex Press (1 Sep 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1875559892
  • ISBN-13: 978-1875559893
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,027,862 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Once the turtle was small and blue-black like a polished stone. Carried on its back the dreams of Iraya's dead children that later sprouted into corals the colour of bones. After many funerals, the turtle grew larger and lighter in colour, finally turning white, bone-white...These enigmatic tales of hope and chance and hope are among twenty-three stories set in the Philippines and Australia. Alternately mythic, wistful and quirky, Merlinda Bobis' tales resonate with an original and confident storytelling voice.

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4.0 out of 5 stars well-written and innovative, 18 Feb 2006
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White Turtle is a collection of several short stories that are either set in the rural Philippines or Australia (with Filipino-Australian protagonists). Some criticism of / rebellion against typical Filipino-Catholic (i.e. very strict) values is evident, as are contrasts between Western life and life in the rural Philippines (particularly for women).

Instead of having typical plots, Bobis' narratives focus on the characters' thoughts -- their memories, insights on their past, scenic descriptions, very detalied and truly impressive descriptions of food (particularly Filipino dishes) -- the writing following their stream of consciousness at times. It is very unique writing because of this. Many of the events are also strange (some completely weird such as one story which appears to be a diary of dreams), but Bobis pieces them together effectively and writes with such confidence that the end product is very entertaining. It's a refreshing change from most short story collections.

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