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In Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i Liz Prato combines lyricism, research and humor to explore her role as a white tourist in a seemingly paradisiacal land that has been largely formed and destroyed by white outsiders. Hawaiian history, pop culture, and contemporary affairs are masterfully woven with her personal narrative of loss and survival in linked essays, offering unique insight into how the touristic ideal of Hawai'i came to be, and what it is, at its core. "Prato's work stays winningly informal and idiosyncratic throughout and . . . coalesces into an intriguing and informative journey through the 50th state." --Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Liz Prato is the author of "Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i" (Overcup Press, April 2019) , "Baby's on Fire: Stories" (Press 53, 2015) , and editor of "The Night, and the Rain, and the River: 22 Stories" (Forest Avenue Press, 2014) . Her work has appeared in dozens of magazines and journals, including Salon, The Rumpus, The Toast, Subtropics, and ZYZZYVA. She is Editor at Large for Forest Avenue Press, and teaches at literary festivals across the country. www.lizprato.com
