Hunter School, Sakinu Ahronglong
Hunter School, Sakinu Ahronglong
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Hunter School

Author: Sakinu Ahronglong, Darryl Sterk

Narrator: Pun Bandhu

Unabridged: 4 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2022

Synopsis

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 Sakinu Ahronglong

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.

About Darryl Sterk

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.

About Pun Bandhu

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on January 10, 2022

This is a rare Paiwanese work translated into English. Kudos to Honford Star for making this translation available. Personally, I found the writing shallow with stories centered around the killing of animals and reinforced heteronormativity. This may depict one aspect of indigenous Taiwanese culture......more

Goodreads review by Emili on February 19, 2021

This is criminally underrated. A really lovely and thoughtful collection of autobiographical vignettes about Ahronglong’s indigenous Taiwanese (specifically Paiwan) heritage and the preservation of minority cultures. Recommended reading for literally everyone tbh there’s not a bit you won’t enjoy. (......more

Goodreads review by Tom on April 24, 2020

Meh.......more

Goodreads review by Danya on September 07, 2022

First book I have ever read by an indigenous Taiwanese writer. Vuvu, thank you for sharing your story so we can learn more of beautiful Paiwan. Here's to the lifelong haerenga and more books by our indigenous Taiwanese vuvu.......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on June 09, 2021

Author Sakinu Ahronglong is Paiwan, an indigenous tribe of Taiwan. This tribe has been in cultural hibernation for half a century because Paiwan villages were invaded by foreign culture after the rule of Japan and China. His mission is to reconstruct Paiwan culture and help people reconnect with nat......more

Quotes

“[Ahronglong’s] stories of growing up a Paiwan boy are engaging and environmentally conscious, and his simple wisdom will take your breath away.” Witi Ihimaera, author of The Whale Rider

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