num_pages: 312
description: On Good Friday, 1981, Rujen Keju and his two sons come face to face with their complicated inheritance--one that includes years of atomic testing and the continued military presence of the U.S. in the Pacific. In this highly original work of history and adventure, novelist Robert Barclay weaves together characters and stories from mythological times with those of the present-day to give readers a rare and unsparing look at life in the contemporary Pacific.
language: English
title: Melal: A Novel of the Pacific
titlecomplete: Melal: A Novel of the Pacific
genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, School
ratings_count: 156
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Kiriyama Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: University of Hawaii Press