On the Makaloa Mat

Published posthumously, this collection of seven short stories and sketches creates a fascinating portrait of life on the picturesque Hawaiian Islands. Brimming with vivid descriptions of the sea and forest, these tales examine the lives of an array of characters and the effect upon them of their contact with Western civilization.

Publicata postum, aceasta colectie de sapte nuvele si schite creeaza un portret fascinant al vietii pe pitorescele Insule Hawaii. Pline de descrieri vii ale marii si padurii, aceste povesti examineaza vietile unei serii de personaje si efectul asupra lor a contactului lor cu civilizatia occidentala.