9/5/2023 0 Comments Pidgin to da max wordsNotably, these stories often peel back the skin on many simple attitudes and stereotypes we may have about Hawaii and people in general as Lum mixes the fond familial memories with characters that come from the margins of society. Many of these stories take you back to a simpler time in the islands when getting toadshet on your skin gave you warts along with other ooh-gee stuff and five cents worth of kakimochi bought your innocence so long as it was the kind with nori and plenny shoyu on top. Lum at the Hawaiian Book & Music Festival–and consider it a cherished part of my book collection.ĭarrell Lum writes about what it is like to live and grow up locally in Hawaii. I was lucky enough to pick up an autographed copy recently from Mr. Pass On, No Pass Back! was originally published in 1990 by Bamboo Ridge Press, the local book publishing company co-founded by Darrell Lum in 1978. Lum is well known for providing a prominent voice to the art of Hawaii’s Pidgin English storytelling, and most of the short stories in this book are told in this narrative style. Urn:isbn:1935848917 Republisher_date 20120601044524 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120517100139 Scanner On, No Pass Back! is the award-winning collection of nine short stories by local author Darrell H.Y. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:23:29 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA151601 Boxid_2 CH120121109-BL1 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Honolulu, Hawai'i Date-raw January 1981 Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary External-identifier
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