Titaua Peu

Pina

December 3, 2016
Novel
368 pages
130 × 210 mm
21 €
9782367341491
978-2-3673-4149-1
																Titaua Peu, Pina
																Titaua Peu, Pina

A stifling immersion in the heart of a Tahitian district where the fate of Pina and her family reveals the dark side of a Polynesian paradise.

The polar opposite of politically correct, this noir novel brings into the clear light of day the inevitable inheritance passed down by our ancestors: that of a predetermined destiny, imposed and guided by them. A book that delivers a punch, whilst also leaving you lovestruck, it recounts the universal and overwhelming fate of the young Pina and the “invisible” of Tahiti.

Awarded prix Eugene Dabit du roman populiste 2017
The author

Titaua Peu studied philosophy in Paris. Returning to Tahiti in 2001, she first worked as a journalist for Tahiti News before embarking on the writing of her first her novel, Mutismes (Haere Po, 2003). For Pina, her second novel, she was awarded the Eugène Dabit Prize 2017 in France.

Press

“A tragic family story, very well-constructed characters, with complex and fascinating psychologies, a calm and vibrant universe of sincerity.”

Mateiva.

“The other face of Tahiti that appears; that of a society ravaged by cultural uprooting, worn down by misery and colonialism.”

Mediapart.

“A powerful political accusation of today’s inequalities.”

Le Monde Diplomatique.
December 3, 2016
Novel
368 pages
130 × 210 mm
21 €
9782367341491
978-2-3673-4149-1