Lillianhowan - Lillian Howan

POLYNESIA: PARADISE LOST?

In this two-part feature, Lillian Howan, author of a powerful novel set in Tahiti, offers a revealing interview and a lyrical essay describing her cultural heritage, her creativity and her experie…

Thank you author & literary shaman Leslie Stuart Tate for interviewing me on my childhood in Tahiti and my novel The Charm Buyers, as well as chronic illness, and lupus. Thankful to Francoise Holozet-Howan for the spectacular photos - this interview begins with a translation of her message re why she shares these photos: to bring more awareness to the environmental vulnerability of these islands, on the frontlines of climate change.

island of Ahe

photo: Francoise Holozet-Howan

A pleasure to have my story Night Work published in the gorgeous and slightly disturbing Ghosts and Phantoms issue of Vice-Versa. Thank you, Pat Matsueda, and special guest editors Steve Heller and Mark Spencer!

Manoa Valley 2, Honolulu

Spring Green

Cats of Hagia Sophia (by Can Gurel)