Hunter School
About this audiobook
Hunter School is a timely piece of fiction, drawing on the recollections, folklore, and autobiographical stories of an aboriginal Taiwanese man aiming to reconnect with his tribal Paiwan identity, lost in the name of development.
It is impossible to be unaware of the effect of development, invariably at the hands of outsiders, upon the lands, inhabitants, and very nature of faraway climes. Hunter School shows us first-hand the immediate and long-reaching effects of such changes upon an indigenous people. The fabric of the community is changed, its balance and its self-sufficiency undermined, and confusion reigns. A common theme running throughout this charming but important audiobook is that of a young man learning about himself and his heritage from the past, elders, ancestors, and nature itself.
This award-winning audiobook is a highly readable and touching work, and an insight into a unique and endangered society. It serves also as a clarion call for action and awareness.
About the author
Sakinu Ahronglong is an aboriginal Taiwanese author who became instantly famous for his debut book, Hunter School, and the subsequent film adaptation. Winner of numerous literary prizes, Sakinu is also a forest rancher and runs an educational program for other aboriginal Taiwanese who want to connect with their tribal culture.
Darryl Sterk is a leading Chinese-to-English translator, and his translation of The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming-Yi was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize. A scholar specializing in the representation of Taiwan’s aboriginal peoples in film and fiction, he has also translated numerous short stories by Taiwanese writers for The Taipei Chinese Pen, Asymptote, and Pathlight.
Pun Bandhu is an award-winning actor who has worked on Broadway, off Broadway, in TV, and in film. He is the recipient of the Colorado Theatre Guild’s Henry Award for Best Supporting Actor and New Dramatists’ Bowden Award for his distinguished collaboration on new works.
