Whanau

novel by Ihimaera

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discussed in biography

  • In Witi Ihimaera

    The novel Whanau (1974; “Family”) presents a day in the life of a Māori village. The Matriarch (1986) and its sequel, The Dream Swimmer (1997), investigate the ramifications of European colonization of New Zealand over several generations of a Māori family. In The Whale Rider (1987; film…

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