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“In the indigenous literary firmament, Sakinu has always been one of our most important stars. His stories of growing up a Paiwan boy are engaging and environmentally conscious, and his simple wisdom will take your breath away. He may not be known in New York, London, Paris, or Milan, but his generosity, insight, and forgiveness make him one of the most important writers in the world.”

—WITI IHIMAERA

Author of The Whale Rider

“Sakinu’s work shares with the world an aspect of Taiwan that has been overlooked, namely its rich indigenous culture and history as well as the inner world of a charismatic tribal leader and teacher whose deep connection to the primordial source of our consciousness helps bring us back to our natural state of wellbeing.”

—CINDY THEIL

Producer of The Sage Hunter, a film based on Sakinu Ahronglong’s life

“Sakinu’s work does not just make you smile – in it you can also perceive the allure of the alpine wilderness and the responses the Paiwan people have evolved in this wilderness.”

—WU MING-YI

Author of The Stolen Bicycle, listed for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize

“Hunter School is an important addition to the still small but growing corpus of Taiwan’s indigeous writing in English translation. Ably and lovingly translated by Darryl Sterk, the collection of tales, in which the author assays what it means to be Paiwan in contemporary Taiwan, is now available to the English-speaking reader and should not be missed.”

—JOHN BALCOM

Award-winning translator of Chinese literature, philosophy, and children’s books