On a rare family vacation, Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise. A local Hawaiian family, catapulted into poverty by the collapse of the sugarcane industry, is forced to examine the bonds of family, heritage, and survival. I want to walk away from every book I read feeling myself changed, so the books that have done that to me are the books that inspire me most. Kawai Washburn, born and raised on the Big Island of Hawai’i, brings readers a powerful, grief-stricken debut novel. Williams or Jericho Brown or Aracelis Girmay or Solamz Sharif and even the sort of canonized short stories that most people have heard of, like Flannery O' Connor's A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND or Denis Johnson's EMERGENCY. In his debut novel, Sharks in the Time of Saviors, Kawai Strong Washburn mixes hardscrabble Hawaiian reality with flights of wonder and the supernatural in a way that is wholly original. Join author theincrediblekdub today on Facebook for a live Q&A. Sensibly, we chopped it into states a long time ago. State The United States of America is an awfully big place. Kawai Strong Washburn Hi Kevin, thanks for the question! A wide range of literature inspired me, because there are so many types of writing I love: writing that's lyrical, i …more Hi Kevin, thanks for the question!Ī wide range of literature inspired me, because there are so many types of writing I love: writing that's lyrical, interior, and operates with a fractured plot and timeline like Paul Harding's TINKERS novels that combine elements of 'family drama' with strong plot and heightened language, like Barbara Kingsolver's THE POISONWOOD BIBLE literature with a strong sense of place and community, like Jesmyn Ward's SALVAGE THE BONES epic graphic novels that prize deep characterization over shallow tropes, such as Frank Miller's THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, or Wendy Pini's ELFQUEST series contemporary and historical poetry, whether C.K. One of Barack Obama's favorite book of 2020. 16,630 ratings 2,587 reviews 5 distinct works Similar authors More books by Kawai Strong Washburn Armchair Traveling: Books Set in Every U.S.

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