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Witi Ihimaera : his best stories.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Raupo, 2009.Description: 213 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780143010906 (pbk.) :
Other title:
  • His best stories
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Stories include : The seahorse and the reef, The halcyon summer, Tent on the home ground, Masques and roses, The boy with the camera, A new year's story, Big brother, little sister, Truth of the matter, Dustbins, This life is weary, The affectionate kidnappers, The washerwoman's children, Wiwi, Short features, Who are you taking to the school dance, darling?, A history of New Zealand through selected texts, Life as it really is, Falling, A 60 second story, Life and death in Calcutta, Someone is looking at me, Beginning of the tournament, Going to the heights of Abraham.
A game of cards -- The seahorse and the reef -- The halcyon summer -- Tent on the home ground -- Masques and roses -- The boy with the camera -- A new year's story -- Big brother, little sister -- Truth of the matter -- Dustbins -- This life is weary -- The affectionate kidnappers -- The washerwoman's children -- Wiwi -- Short features -- Who are you taking to the school, dance, darling? -- A history of New Zealand through selected texts -- Life as it really is -- Falling -- A 60 second story -- Life and death in Calcutta -- Someone is looking at me -- Beginning of the tournament -- Going to the heights of Abraham.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Fiction Davis (Central) Library Fiction Collection Fiction Collection IHI 1 Available T00491922
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 the range, originality and humanity of this truly amazing writer.

'Ihimaera is an inspired voice'
- David Eggleton, Metro

'One of our most important and influential writers . . . his subject matter, as much as his distinctive lyrical writing style, demand s attention.'
- Eleanor Black, Weekend Herald

Originally published as: Ihimaera : his best stories. Reed, 2003.

Stories include : The seahorse and the reef, The halcyon summer, Tent on the home ground, Masques and roses, The boy with the camera, A new year's story, Big brother, little sister, Truth of the matter, Dustbins, This life is weary, The affectionate kidnappers, The washerwoman's children, Wiwi, Short features, Who are you taking to the school dance, darling?, A history of New Zealand through selected texts, Life as it really is, Falling, A 60 second story, Life and death in Calcutta, Someone is looking at me, Beginning of the tournament, Going to the heights of Abraham.

A game of cards -- The seahorse and the reef -- The halcyon summer -- Tent on the home ground -- Masques and roses -- The boy with the camera -- A new year's story -- Big brother, little sister -- Truth of the matter -- Dustbins -- This life is weary -- The affectionate kidnappers -- The washerwoman's children -- Wiwi -- Short features -- Who are you taking to the school, dance, darling? -- A history of New Zealand through selected texts -- Life as it really is -- Falling -- A 60 second story -- Life and death in Calcutta -- Someone is looking at me -- Beginning of the tournament -- Going to the heights of Abraham.

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