One Big Damn Puzzler
One Big Damn Puzzler by John Harding, published by Black Swan in 2006, is a New Ed edition comprising 536 pages in English. The narrative unfolds on a remote South Pacific island where an elderly tribesman is engaged in translating Hamlet into local Pidgin English. His work is disrupted by the arrival of William Hardt, a young American lawyer with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, whose unexpected presence sets off a series of events that will profoundly alter the lives of those on the island.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of experiences as the story explores themes of love, life, and death through the lens of both the islanders and Hardt’s journey. The novel presents a blend of humor and poignant moments, showcasing the unique perspectives of the island’s inhabitants and their interpretations of English. This work stands out as an original contribution to contemporary fiction, reflecting on the complexities of human relationships and societal values.
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On a remote South Pacific island paradise, an elderly tribesman is translating Hamlet into local Pidgin English. Much to his annoyance, his struggles with the Bard are interrupted by the arrival of an unexpected visitor. William Hardt is a young American lawyer, he has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and he has come to help. And from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same. For what (and who) he finds there will challenge both his and our values and our ideas about love, life and even death.
Bursting with good things, from the islanders themselves – with their curious logic, strange notions about sex and addictive rendering of English – to moments of aching sadness as much as life-affirming farce, this exuberantly original novel confirms John Harding as one of contemporary fiction’s most entertaining and observant chroniclers of the human condition.
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