7 journalers for this copy...
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Journal Entry 1 by hobbit from Surabaya, Jawa Timur Indonesia on Thursday, January 25, 2007
 Excerpted from the book's foreword:
The stories in this collection were written by participants of a workshop on Creative Writing and Drama in Nauru in 1990. Most participants were Nauruans. It was published by the USP (University of the South Pacific) Centre of Nauru.
May these stories bring
satisfaction to those who read them
inspiration to those who write them
joy and hope to those who hear them.
May the readers, writers, and listeners
be motivated to add to this collection
to record, retell and recreate
the richness of Nauruan folklore.
May the future generations of Nauruans
be inspired to build pride in this collection
to capture the essence of hidden talents
to explore the music, dances, paintings and many tales
of a unique existence
revealing the beauty of this small island nation.
This book was a bit of an adventure to obtain. I found it on the publisher's website but they seemed to ship only to libraries and wholesalers. They listed some distributers, but the only one listed for the US didn't have it and wasn't willing to order it. I ended up ordering online from South Pacific Books in New Zealand, who shipped it to me quickly.
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Journal Entry 2 by hobbit from Surabaya, Jawa Timur Indonesia on Thursday, January 25, 2007
This book was very short. The stories were okay but nothing special, I thought. I tend to prefer stories that are a bit longer. But I was happy to learn a bit more about Nauru, which I had never heard of until recently.
Nauru seems to have been a difficult country to find authors from, so I'm forming a bookray to share with others who have international reading goals like the Olympic Challenge.
Participants are:
- Hendertuckian - US - ship anywhere
- Charlenemartel - Canada
- Piggeldy - Germany - prefer Europe but ship anywhere
- Sheepseeker - Germany - prefer Europe but ship anywhere
- katyan - Finland - prefer Europe but ship anywhere
- Alvhyttan - Sweden - prefer Europe but ship anywhere
- Purple-lilly - Australia - ship anywhere
The last person is welcome to start a new ring or ray, wild release, or do whatever they like with the book.
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Journal Entry 3 by hobbit from Surabaya, Jawa Timur Indonesia on Wednesday, February 07, 2007
I went to the Post Office yesterday and started this on its way. Sorry for the delay. It's so small, though, that I expect it will move quickly.
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Journal Entry 4 by hendertuckian from Henderson, Nevada USA on Friday, February 09, 2007
The stories are short and almost disjointed. but after reading a little of the history of Nauru, I'm not suprised by the feelings of separtion. Send this on to the next person in the bookring.
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Journal Entry 5 by hendertuckian at -- By post or by hand/ in person, RABCK , bookring/ray in Henderson, Nevada USA on Saturday, February 10, 2007
Released 5 yrs ago (2/12/2007 UTC) at -- By post or by hand/ in person, RABCK , bookring/ray in Henderson, Nevada USA WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
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Journal Entry 6 by charlenemartel on Tuesday, February 20, 2007
This arrived with me today, I am about half way through my current read and then I will be starting this gem. Thank you so much for sharing and I look forward to it winging it's way really soon.
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Journal Entry 7 by charlenemartel on Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Stories from Nauru was an intruiging little book. These are simple and yet vivid little stories which vary from giving a glimpse into the past and mythical side of Nauru, through to the present problems they have. I loved seeing all of it and hope that we see much more from this place.
Thanks for sharing such a little gem. PM'ing the next person in line to get this one moving again.
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Journal Entry 8 by Piggeldy from Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Friday, March 16, 2007
This nice little book arrived here safely - and as I forgot my other book at my parents' home, I read it on my way home ;-)
Some stories are really nice. I normally don't like short stories that much, but those about Nauruan life and (kind of) myths are very interesting (e.g. the one about the rain-making girl or the man who remembers Nauru in the old times).
I wasn't aware that Germany once was quite influencing in Nauru.
The book will travel on next week, just need Sheepseeker's address ;-)
Edit: Sheepseeker is on holiday until March 24, so the book will rest here a few days longer.
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Journal Entry 9 by Sheepseeker from Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Friday, March 30, 2007
The book is with me now, thanks for sending!
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Journal Entry 10 by Sheepseeker from Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, April 01, 2007
I rather liked these stories. Unlike several other from th Pacific region I found them easy to understand for our western thinking (whatever that is ;-). And I was also surprised, that Nauru once was german territory - unbelievable!
Thanks for sharing the book and obtaining it in the first place! I already PMed katyan...
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Journal Entry 11 by katyan from Detroit, Michigan USA on Tuesday, April 10, 2007
This wonderful looking small book arrived here today! Thank you!
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Journal Entry 12 by katyan from Detroit, Michigan USA on Wednesday, April 11, 2007
I really enjoyed reading this small book. Even the authors of the stories were not "real" writers, their stories were so Human and so Touching. It was lovely to read them. It was also curious to notice again the influence of a white man and Christianity, not everything coming from the west is good. Or, the same truths might have been discorvered before us, they're just showing a different aspect of the truth in different corners of the world.
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Journal Entry 13 by Alvhyttan from Nora, Västmanland Sweden on Wednesday, April 25, 2007
This little book came in my mail today.
Thank you, katyan, for sending it to me with a nice card and a beautiful poem!
And thank you, hobbit, for starting this bookray!
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Journal Entry 14 by Alvhyttan from Nora, Västmanland Sweden on Thursday, May 03, 2007
Those stories were all very different from each other. When I read this little book I thought about the people that took part in this workshop on Creative Writing and Drama, they all had something they wanted to tell. I wish everyone had the opportunity to do a workshop like that.
Some of those stories are quite good, but I appreciate this book mostly because I learned a lot of things about Nauru.
I will send this book to Purple-lilly as soon as I have her address.
Sent May 9 and Purple-lilly will have it in about a week.
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Stories from Nauru
