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Title:
Witi Ihimaera : his best stories.
Author:
Ihimaera, Witi, 1944- author
ISBN:
9780143010906
Additional ISBN:
9780143010906 0143010905
Uniform Title:
Ihimaera.
Publication Information:
Auckland, N.Z. : Raupo, 2009.
Physical Description:
213 pages ; 20 cm.
General Note:
Originally published as: Ihimaera : his best stories. Reed, 2003.
Contents:
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.
Language:
English
Abstract:
"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 was published - and showcase the range, originality and humanity of this writer."--Publisher.