num_pages: 320
description: Her name is Lovey Nariyoshi, and her Hawai'i is not the one of leis, pineapple, and Magnum P.I . In the blue collar town of Hilo, on the Big Island, Lovey and her eccentric Japanese-American family are at the margins of poverty, in the midst of a tropical paradise. With her endearing, effeminate best friend Jerry, Lovey suffers schoolyard bullies, class warfare, Singer sewing classes, and the surprisingly painful work of picking on a macadamia nut plantation, all while trying to find an identity of her own. At once a bitingly funny satire of haole happiness and a moving meditation on what is real, if ugly at times, but true, Wild Meat and the B ully B urgers crackles with the language of pidgin--Hawai'i Creole English--distinguishing one of the most vibrant voices in contemporary culture.Stories from this enduring novel have been adapted into the film Fishbowl, by groundbreaking director Kayo Hatta.
language: English
title: Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers
titlecomplete: Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers
genres: Read For School, Short Stories, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Novels, School, Young Adult, Literature, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 642
places: Hawaii
publisher: Picador