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The Dream Swimmer by Witi Ihimaera
$28.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
The Dream Swimmer continues the odyssey of Tama Mahana, grandson and heir to the matriarch, Riripeti Mahana or Artemis. Tama takes up the mantle of leadership, along with his grandmotherÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs battles with the Pakeha. But at every step he is thwarted, by deceit, deception and intrigue ...Show more
The Matriarch by Witi Ihimaera
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Good
A book of depth and richness that will repay close reading on several counts: it is at once vigorous social history, an intensive course in Maoritanga, and an imaginative study of human relationships that remains highly readable and entertaining throughout. Winner of the Wattie Book of the Year 1986, an ...Show more
The Matriarch by Witi Ihimaera
$36.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
In keeping with his commitment to revisit his first five pieces of fiction, Witi Ihimaera has reworked the original text of this much-loved classic. The matriarch is a woman of intelligence, wit, beauty and ruthlessness, and has become a mythical figure through her fight to repossess the land and sustai ...Show more
The Parihaka Woman by Witi Ihimaera
$39.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
"A wonderfully surprising, inventive and deeply moving riff on fact and fiction, history and imagination from one of New Zealand's finest and most memorable storytellers. /b>here has never been a New Zealand novel quite like The Parihaka Woman. Richly imaginative and original, weaving together fact a ...Show more
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
$26.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
The birth of a daughter - Kahu - breaks the lineage of a Maori tribe. Rejected by her grandfather, Kahu develops the ability to communicate with whales, echoing those of the ancient Whale Rider after whom she was named. This magical and mythical novel tells of the conflict between tradition and heritage ...Show more
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
$22.00 NZD
Category: Children and Young Adult
From the time of her birth, Kahu is destined to become the leader of her tribe in the East Coast village of Whangara. But her grandfather, Koro Apirana, is caught up with the problems facing the tribe. He refuses to accept that a girl could take over from him as chief. Then a pod of whales beach themsel ...Show more
Witi Ihimaera: His Best Stories by Witi Ihimaera
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
In this definitive collection by one of New Zealand's best-loved authors, Witi Ihimaera offers his personal choice of twenty-four stories from throughout his illustrious career. The pieces span more than thirty-five years - since his first collection, Pounamu Pounamu(1972), was published - and showcase ...Show more