Epeli Hauʻofa
Epeli Hau'ofa | |
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| Born | 1939 Territory of Papua, New Guinea |
| Died | 11 January 2009 (aged 69) Suva, Fiji |
| Resting place | Wainadoi, Fiji |
| Occupation | novelist, social anthropologist |
| Language | English, Tongan, Fijian |
| Nationality | Fijian |
| Citizenship | Fiji |
| Education | PhD in Social Anthropology |
| Alma mater | Lelean Memorial School University of New England McGill University Australian National University |
| Period | 1981–2009 |
| Genre | fiction, non-fiction, historical fiction, poetry, social, essays |
| Subject | modernisation, development. south pacific islanders |
| Notable works | Mekeo: Inequality and Ambivalence in a Village Society, Tales of the Tikongs, We Are the Ocean: Selected Works |
| Spouse | Barbara Hau'ofa |
| Children | Epeli Si'i Hau'ofa |
Epeli Hauʻofa (7 December 1939 – 11 January 2009) was a Tongan and Fijian writer and anthropologist born of Tongan missionary parents in the Territory of Papua. He lived in Fiji and taught at the University of the South Pacific (USP). He was the founder of the Oceania Centre for Arts at the USP.