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Witi Ihimaera

    7 février 1944

    Witi Ihimaera est un romancier et nouvelliste néo-zélandais acclamé, réputé pour sa prose magistrale et ses explorations profondes de l'héritage Māori. Il est un pionnier de la littérature Māori, ayant été le premier à publier à la fois un roman et un recueil de nouvelles. Son œuvre se caractérise par une voix unique qui relie les récits traditionnels Māori à la vie contemporaine. Ihimaera a également été professeur, se consacrant à l'avancement de la littérature Māori.

    Beautiful New Zealand
    The Whale Rider
    The Parihaka woman
    Nights in the Gardens of Spain
    Pounamu Pounamu
    Native Son
    • Sixty-eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave-like dwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a table, the tepu korero, from which the rangatira speak; they converse with honoured guests, and their rangatira-korero embody the tahuhu, the over-arching horizontal ridge pole, of the shelter. In a series of rich conversations, those present discuss our world in the second decade of this century; they look at decolonisation, indigeneity, climate change . . . this is what they see. Edited by Witi Ihimaera and Michelle Elvy, this fresh, exciting anthology features poetry, short fiction and creative non-fiction, as well as korero or conversations between writers and work by local and international artists. The lineup from Aoteraoa includes, among others, Alison Wong, Paula Morris, Anne Salmond, Tina Makereti, Ben Brown, David Eggleton, Cilla McQueen, Hinemoana Baker, Erik Kennedy, Ian Wedde, Nina Mingya Powles, Gregory O' Brien, Vincent O' Sullivan, Patricia Grace, Selina Tusitala Marsh and Whiti Hereaka. Guest writers from overseas include Aparecida Vilaç a, Jose-Luis Novo and Ru Freeman.

      A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha2023
    • Native Son

      • 448pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      The memoir delves into the life of a young Maori writer in 1972, capturing his journey as he prepares for his debut publication while grappling with his identity and heritage. It reveals the struggles of a native son seeking acceptance and a voice in a predominantly Pakeha world, alongside personal challenges like love and self-discovery. This sequel to the acclaimed first volume chronicles his experiences in education, relationships, and his evolution into New Zealand's first Maori novelist, offering a rich and powerful narrative.

      Native Son2019
      5,0
    • The Parihaka woman

      • 318pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      "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 and fiction, it sets the remarkable story of Erenora against the historical background of the turbulent and compelling events that occurred in Parihaka during the 1870s and 1880s. Parihaka is the place Erenora calls home, a peaceful Taranaki settlement overcome by war and land confiscation. As her world is threatened, Erenora must find within herself the strength, courage and ingenuity to protect those whom she loves. And, like a Shakespearean heroine, she must change herself before she can take up her greatest challenge and save her exiled husband, Horitana."

      The Parihaka woman2012
      3,8
    • First published in 1972, Pounamu Pounamu introduced an exciting new voice into New Zealand literature. Most of Witi Ihimaera's stories, based on the East Coast, describe a traditional rural, communal way of life facing huge pressures from the drift by many Maori to the cities. This was to be a constant theme in Ihimaera's future writing.

      Pounamu Pounamu2010
      4,1
    • The Matriarch

      • 498pages
      • 18 heures de lecture

      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 sustain her people against the ravages wrought by the Pakeha. Priestess of the Ringatu faith, she has been virtually a law unto herself. In his search for the truth behind the legends surrounding the matriarch, his grandmother, Tama Mahana delves deeper and deeper into Maori history and lore to understand the mysterious sources of her power and ambition.

      The Matriarch2009
    • Sky Dancer

      • 364pages
      • 13 heures de lecture
      Sky Dancer2003
    • The Whale Rider

      • 153pages
      • 6 heures de lecture

      Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny when hundreds of whales beach themselves and threaten the future of the Maori tribe. Basis for the 2003 feature film.

      The Whale Rider2002
      3,9
    • Witi Ihimaeras Geschichten spannen sich von der Vergangenheit der Maori bis in die Gegenwart.

      Aroha1999
      4,0
    • Beautiful New Zealand

      • 160pages
      • 6 heures de lecture

      A living land of wonder, a shimmering, restless sea, a sky of endless promise. Beautiful North Island of New Zealand contains text by Witi Ihimaera and photographs by Holger Leue. All of New Zealand's most famous landmarks are represented in this book; the Auckland Harbour Bridge, The Sky Tower, Cathedral Square, As well as more unusual images of people and places.

      Beautiful New Zealand1998