Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport (Hardcover, May 6, 1994)

Shark Dialogues by Kiana Davenport (Hardcover, May 6, 1994)From the first meeting of a runaway Tahitian princess and a shipwrecked Yankee sailor, the saga of one extraordinary Hawaiian family follows their triumphs, tragedies, intrigues, and involvement in key events from the early nineteenth century to the present. About the Author KIANA DAVENPORT is descended from a full blooded Native Hawaiian mother, and a Caucasian father from Talladega, Alabama. Her father, Braxton Bragg Davenport, was a sailor in the

From the first meeting of a runaway Tahitian princess and a shipwrecked Yankee sailor, the saga of one extraordinary Hawaiian family follows their triumphs, tragedies, intrigues, and involvement in key events from the early nineteenth century to the present.

About the Author 

KIANA DAVENPORT is descended from a full-blooded Native Hawaiian mother, and a Caucasian father from Talladega, Alabama. Her father, Braxton Bragg Davenport, was a sailor in the U.S. Navy, stationed at Pearl Harbor, when he fell in love with her mother, Emma Kealoha Awaawa Kanoho Houghtailing. On her mother's side, Kiana traces her ancestry back to the first Polynesian settlers to the Hawaiian Islands who arrived almost two thousand years ago from Tahiti and the Tuamotu's. On her father's side, she traces her ancestry to John Davenport, the puritan clergyman who co-founded the American colony of New Haven, Connecticut in 1638.

Kiana is the author of the internationally best-selling novels, THE POWER EATERS, SHARK DIALOGUES, SONG OF THE EXILE, HOUSE OF MANY GODS, THE SPY LOVER, and most recently, THE SOUL AJAR, now available in paperback and on Kindle. SHARK DIALOGUES has been optioned for film by ABC and is currently in development. ABC has also optioned its sequel, MAUNA KEA for film. More movie news on both novels coming soon.

Kiana is also the author of three story collections, HOUSE OF SKIN PRIZE-WINNING STORIES, CANNIBAL NIGHTS, PACIFIC STORIES Volume II, and OPIUM DREAMS, PACIFIC STORIES, VOLUME III. All three collections have been Kindle bestsellers. She has also been a guest blogger on Huffington Post.

A graduate of the University of Hawaii, Kiana has been a Bunting Fellow at Harvard University, a Visiting Writer at Wesleyan University, and a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Her short stories have won numerous O. Henry Awards, Pushcart Prizes, and the Best American Short Story Award, 2000. Her novels and short stories have been translated into twenty-one languages. She lives in Hawaii and New York City.

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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atheneum / Macmillan Publishing; 1st edition (May 6, 1994)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 492 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0689121911
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0689121913
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.01 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 2 x 9.5 inches