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Sharks in the Time of Saviors

by Kawai Strong Washburn
$9.90
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Sharks in the Time of Saviors

Hawaiian family saga entwined with mythology.

For anyone drawn to family epics painted against a vivid cultural backdrop, "Sharks in the Time of Saviors" is an enriching choice. It drags you beneath the surface of modern Hawaii, showing you a world where myth and reality clash and commingle. Kawai Strong Washburn offers a narrative that's as tender as it is fierce, swimming with the complexities of kinship and identity. Imagine immersing yourself in a tale where miracles wrestle with the mundane, and where the lore of the land is as palpable as its struggles. It's a read that promises to leave you both haunted and heartened.

  • The Kitschies Nominee for Golden Tentacle (Debut) (2020)
  • Minnesota Book Award for Novel & Short Story (2021)
  • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Sharks in the Time of Saviors

by Kawai Strong Washburn
$9.90
ISBN: 9781786896513
Authors: Kawai Strong Washburn
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 2021-04-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fantasy
Related Topics: Magical Realism
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 18286 readers)

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At seven years old, Nainoa falls into the sea and a shark takes him in its jaws – only to return him, unharmed, to his parents. For the next thirty years Noa and his siblings struggle with life in the shadow of this miracle. Sharks in the Time of Saviors is a brilliantly original and inventive novel, the sweeping story of a family living in poverty among the remnants of Hawai'i's mythic past and the wreckage of the American dream.
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Hawaiian family saga entwined with mythology.

For anyone drawn to family epics painted against a vivid cultural backdrop, "Sharks in the Time of Saviors" is an enriching choice. It drags you beneath the surface of modern Hawaii, showing you a world where myth and reality clash and commingle. Kawai Strong Washburn offers a narrative that's as tender as it is fierce, swimming with the complexities of kinship and identity. Imagine immersing yourself in a tale where miracles wrestle with the mundane, and where the lore of the land is as palpable as its struggles. It's a read that promises to leave you both haunted and heartened.

  • The Kitschies Nominee for Golden Tentacle (Debut) (2020)
  • Minnesota Book Award for Novel & Short Story (2021)
  • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.