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{{Expand German|Der Papalagi|topic=culture|date=June 2013}}
{{Expand German|Der Papalagi|topic=culture|date=June 2013}}
:For the term, see [[Palagi]].
'''''The Papalagi''''' (Der Papalagi) is a [[book]] by {{ill|de|Erich Scheurmann|Erich Scheurmann}} published in Germany in 1920, which contains descriptions of European life, supposedly as seen through the eyes of a [[Samoa]]n chief named Tuiavii. It is now regarded as fictional; see Gunter Senft's ''Weird Papalagi and a fake Samoan chief — A footnote to the Noble Savage Myth''.
'''''The Papalagi''''' (Der Papalagi) is a [[book]] by {{ill|de|Erich Scheurmann|Erich Scheurmann}} published in Germany in 1920, which contains descriptions of European life, supposedly as seen through the eyes of a [[Samoa]]n chief named Tuiavii. It is now regarded as fictional; see Gunter Senft's ''Weird Papalagi and a fake Samoan chief — A footnote to the Noble Savage Myth''.



Revision as of 19:28, 31 January 2016

For the term, see Palagi.

The Papalagi (Der Papalagi) is a book by de [Erich Scheurmann] published in Germany in 1920, which contains descriptions of European life, supposedly as seen through the eyes of a Samoan chief named Tuiavii. It is now regarded as fictional; see Gunter Senft's Weird Papalagi and a fake Samoan chief — A footnote to the Noble Savage Myth.

It has been published in English by Legacy Editions in 1997, under the title Tuiavii's way (ISBN 978-0-9682469-0-0).