| Rodney Morales | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Novelist, professor |
| Genres | Literature in Hawaii |
| Notable work(s) | The Speed of Darkness, When the Shark Bites |
Rodney Morales is an American fiction writer and an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Hawaii. In his writing, he is concerned with contemporary multi-ethnic Hawaiian society, particularly the social relations between Hawaiians of native, Japanese, and Puerto Rican descent; the 1970s Hawaiian independence movement and the disappearance of its leader, George Helm; and the postmodern juxtaposition of popular artistic forms (the detective novel, cinema) and high literature.[1]
Morales wrote his only novel, When the Shark Bites, over a six-year period. He says, "I don't think you can be a good teacher, writing all the time."[2] The novel is a modern-day detective story in which a doctoral student, Alika, investigates the mysterious disappearance of native Hawaiian activist Keoni in the late 1970s.
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