Subramani: A Writer At Work In Fiji

Hetal Patel

“With luminosity and a powerful command, Hetal Patel’s meticulous research and relentless analysis deftly weaves a vibrant mala/ salusalu of Subramani’s prolific prowess as an indefatigable social political commentator and an extraordinary fabulist of seemingly ordinary men and women, both Fijian and Indo-Fijian as they navigate an ever-changing multicultural society in contemporary Fiji. It further illuminates in the second edition how the terrors of colonialism shaped Subramani’s literary vision as a language warrior and writer for and of the people. Passionately and compassionately rendered, Patel’s book Subramani; A Writer at Work in Fiji is an essential addition to our understanding of Subramani’s dazzling oeuvre, his profound humanity and his seminal influence on Fijian and Oceanian literature”.