Project Gutenberg 2008-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 106 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis Pâkia 1901 Reading ease score: 90.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Pâkia" by Louis Becke is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. It is a short story included in the collection "The Tapu of Banderah and Other Stories." The story delves into themes of tradition, cultural change, and the impact of colonial influences on indigenous life in the Pacific Islands. In "Pâkia," the protagonist, a white man living in a Pacific island community, interacts with an old islander named Pâkia. As they sit together under the moonlight, Pâkia shares stories from his past — tales of his youth, his adventures on whaleships, and his experiences in wars in Chile and Peru. The narrative reflects on the decline of traditional island life and the challenges faced by the indigenous people as they navigate the pressures of modernity and foreign influences. Pâkia's anecdotes reveal the complexities of life in a rapidly changing world, highlighting themes of loss, disillusionment, and the clash between past and present. Through the old man’s reflections, the reader gains insight into the richness of his culture and the impact of historical events on his identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Oceania -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 49390 49288 2025-02-10T11:04:17.510087 2023-09-11T07:33:03.130957 text/html text/html 44629 2013-01-10T11:21:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 16787 2013-01-10T11:22:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 77013 2025-02-10T11:04:21.569054 application/epub+zip 75771 2025-02-10T11:04:19.346092 application/epub+zip 75772 2025-02-10T11:04:18.130083 application/epub+zip 121089 2025-02-10T11:04:23.227041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114529 2025-02-10T11:04:20.902117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99856 2022-09-11T13:37:48.480463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40312 40305 2025-02-10T11:04:17.220129 2023-09-11T07:33:02.939931 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 40210 2008-04-19T10:01:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 15898 2008-04-19T10:01:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 40201 2008-04-19T10:01:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15868 2008-04-19T10:01:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21884 2025-02-10T11:04:23.354053 application/rdf+xml 7832 2025-02-10T11:04:18.680091 image/jpeg 2261 2025-02-10T11:04:18.403088 image/jpeg 74050 2025-02-10T11:04:17.516072 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia