Graham Salisbury : island boy / David Macinnis Gill.
2005
PS3569.A45957 Z67 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
Graham Salisbury : island boy / David Macinnis Gill.
Author
Gill, David Macinnis, 1963-
ISBN
9780810853386 (alkaline paper)
0810853388 (alkaline paper)
0810853388 (alkaline paper)
Imprint
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.
Language
English
Description
xvii, 109 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
PS3569.A45957 Z67 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
813/.54 B
Summary
"Graham Salisbury, grew up in Hawaii during the 1950s, and the lion's share of his fiction is set there. His main characters are boys of all races struggling to define themselves and make moral decisions as they grow into manhood.".
"In the first chapter of Graham Salisbury: Island Boy, David Gill chronicles the labyrinthine path of Salisbury's life and career, from barefoot island boy to college dropout, from pop musician to schoolteacher, and from real estate manager to author of young adult fiction. In subsequent chapters, Gill reviews critical responses to Salisbury's work and discusses the author's plots, style, literary themes, use of archetypes, and coming-of-age stories that dominate his work. In the concluding chapter, fans are treated to a peek at some of Salisbury's future projects."--BOOK JACKET.
"In the first chapter of Graham Salisbury: Island Boy, David Gill chronicles the labyrinthine path of Salisbury's life and career, from barefoot island boy to college dropout, from pop musician to schoolteacher, and from real estate manager to author of young adult fiction. In subsequent chapters, Gill reviews critical responses to Salisbury's work and discusses the author's plots, style, literary themes, use of archetypes, and coming-of-age stories that dominate his work. In the concluding chapter, fans are treated to a peek at some of Salisbury's future projects."--BOOK JACKET.
Note
"In the first chapter of Graham Salisbury: Island Boy, David Gill chronicles the labyrinthine path of Salisbury's life and career, from barefoot island boy to college dropout, from pop musician to schoolteacher, and from real estate manager to author of young adult fiction. In subsequent chapters, Gill reviews critical responses to Salisbury's work and discusses the author's plots, style, literary themes, use of archetypes, and coming-of-age stories that dominate his work. In the concluding chapter, fans are treated to a peek at some of Salisbury's future projects."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; no. 20.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The Islands
Island Boy: The Life and Career of Graham Salisbury
Ha'i Mo'olelo: Blue Skin of the Sea and Island Boyz
Makuakane and Keiki Kane: Shark Bait and Jungle Dogs
'Ohana and Kanaka 'E: Lord of the Deep
Mana'olana: Under the Blood-Red Sun and Eyes of the Emperor
One Hero: the Monomyth in the Novels of Graham Salisbury
Conclusion: Aloha Again.
Island Boy: The Life and Career of Graham Salisbury
Ha'i Mo'olelo: Blue Skin of the Sea and Island Boyz
Makuakane and Keiki Kane: Shark Bait and Jungle Dogs
'Ohana and Kanaka 'E: Lord of the Deep
Mana'olana: Under the Blood-Red Sun and Eyes of the Emperor
One Hero: the Monomyth in the Novels of Graham Salisbury
Conclusion: Aloha Again.