The death of his grandfather forces a fifteen-year-old Iban boy to face the conflict between the traditions and beliefs of his tribe and the modern ways he has learned at a Western-style boarding school.
Contents
Batang Ai -- First hunt -- Bearded pig -- White snake -- Open window -- Kayu Arang -- Hut of skulls -- Saint Augustine Gin -- Bamboo splinters -- Mount Besai -- River of empty snail shells -- Longhouse of the omen birds -- Father's dream -- Door of white clay -- Another time -- Home -- Severing of flowers.