Māori boy : a memoir of childhood / Witi Ihimaera.

By:

Ihimaera, Witi, 1944- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextDescription: 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9781869797263

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Māori boyDDC classification:

NZ823.2 B 23

Summary: The first volume of Witi Ihimaera's enthralling memoir, packed with the stories surrounding the formative years of this much-loved writer. Witi Ihimaera is a consummate story-teller, having created many fictional tales in his numerous books. Some of his most fascinating stories, however, are about his own life. This work tells of the family and community into which he was born, of his early life as a Maori boy in rural New Zealand. It is engrossing, it is funny, it is moving, it is vividly told, but more than this, it is a vital record of what it means to grow up Maori.

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"This is the first volume of Witi Ihimaera's enthralling memoir, packed with stories of the formative years of this much-loved writer."--Publisher information.

The first volume of Witi Ihimaera's enthralling memoir, packed with the stories surrounding the formative years of this much-loved writer. Witi Ihimaera is a consummate story-teller, having created many fictional tales in his numerous books. Some of his most fascinating stories, however, are about his own life. This work tells of the family and community into which he was born, of his early life as a Maori boy in rural New Zealand. It is engrossing, it is funny, it is moving, it is vividly told, but more than this, it is a vital record of what it means to grow up Maori.

Patron comment on 05/10/2015

A literary Waiata, this narrative spins and sparkles, dips and soars, transporting us not only back to Gisborne in the '50s, but deep into the mythological realms of Maoridom. In describing his extensive Whakapapa, including maternal Ngati Pouru lineage, and also the tribal lands of the North Island East Coast, Ihimaera reveals the sacred links that bind ancestors, tribes and family to their land. At times political, the author often refers to Treaty of Waitangi issues, in context, but this is frequently offset by humorous incidents related in a self-deprecating manner. Family secrets are revealed, a Tangihanga is attended, religion and culture are examined and questioned, and growing up a Maori boy in Pakeha dominated New Zealand is richly described in a way which entertained as well as informed me.

Mary.

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