Available first semester of 2014 at the UPNG Bookshop, University of Papua New Guinea.
About
the book
Set in the remote villages of Pem and Tototo the
play deals with the theme of change and this is reflected on the lives of a
traditional and religious family whose head is a simple Anglican priest, Father
Ronald Keda. The focus of the play is Father Keda’s and his wife Anna’s anxiety
on the effect of change on their children—Ben, James and Eulalia. Free-spirited
James shuns the religious beliefs, obedient Ben follows his father’s footsteps
and confused Eulalia eventually takes after James.
Looming at the background is the village of Tototo
and all its norms of traditional livelihood and existence. Christian beliefs
and traditional norms come into loggerheads ultimately, and what ensues is a
tragedy that the parents had never imagined.
About the author
Russell Soaba was born in Tototo, Milne Bay Province, in 1950. He received his education in Papua New Guinea, Australia and the United States of America. He teaches literature at the University of Papua New Guinea.
