Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i

Liz Prato (Author) Cole Gerst (Illustrator)

Description

A 2019 New York Times Top Summer Read Finalist, Oregon Book Award 2020 Liz Prato combines lyricism, research and humor to explore her role as a white tourist in a seemingly paradisiacal land that has been largely formed and destroyed by white outsiders. Hawaiian history, pop culture, and contemporary affairs are masterfully woven with her personal narrative of loss and survival in linked essays, offering unique insight into how the touristic ideal of Hawai'i came to be, and what Hawai'i is at its core.

Product Details

Price

$15.95 $14.83

Publisher

Overcup Press

Publish Date

April 16, 2019

Pages

224

Dimensions

5.5 X 8.5 X 0.8 inches | 1.2 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9781732610309

BISAC Categories:

United States - State & Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)

Essays & Travelogues

United States - West - Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)

Personal Memoirs

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About the Author

Liz Prato is also the author of the short story collection Baby's on Fire: Stories published in 2015 (Press 53). Her work has appeared in over two dozen literary journals, including The Rumpus, Baltimore Review, and Salon. She is Editor at Large for Forest Avenue Press. Liz teaches in Portland and at literary festivals across the country. She lives in a house in the woods with her husband, an indie bookseller and writer.

Reviews

...Liz Prato is beautifully smart about how about how disempowerment works, and how to combat it. - Jim Shepard, author of The World to Come
"For fans of Sarah Vowell and Kaui Hart Hemmings...a must-read that explores the islands' mythos and reality...as the author comes to understand her relationship with the islands through the crucible of family." -Kristiana Kahakauwila, author of This Is Paradise

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