← Albert WendtLeaves of the Banyan Treeby Albert WendtMultigenerational saga of a Samoan family navigating tradition and changeFind on Amazon↗About the authorAlbert WendtSamoan novelist, poet, and scholar considered the founding figure of Pacific literature in English. Pouliuli and the Sons for the Return Home were foundational works that opened Pacific Islander perspectives to world literature.More by Albert WendtSons for the Return HomeNovel following a Samoan family separated by migration between home and America→OlaNovella exploring memory and mortality in a South Pacific setting→Black RainbowNovel addressing violence and identity in a contemporary Pacific context→The Mango's Kiss→Pouliuli→