His Best Stories

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title His Best Stories
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Witi Ihimaera
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9780143010906
ClassificationsDewey:823.2
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Group (NZ)
Imprint Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
Publication Date 1 June 2009
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

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.

Author Biography

Witi Ihimaera was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, in 1944. He was a pioneer of Maori writing in English: the short-story collection Pounamu Pounamu (1972) was followed by Tangi (1973), the first novel by a Maori. He is a hard-working writer and editor, and his works include novels, short-story collections, children's books, plays and numerous anthologies. His book The Whale Rider has been made into a successful international film, which won the Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award in 2002. Ihimaera is professor of English at the University of Auckland, teaching creative writing and indigenous literature.