Books from New Zealand
56 popular new zealand books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Oceania Challenge" were written by authors from New Zealand.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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El ensayo general by Eleanor Catton ES
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
«Es imposible comprar entradas para una función como esta y esperar no perder la; inocencia. Es imposible. Tienen que saber a lo que se exponen, ya no son unos niños.» El ensayo general comienza de verdad cuando la prestigiosa Escuela de Teatro de una ciudad neozelandesa inicia las duras pruebas de selección para escoger a aquellos jóvenes con mejores cualidades. Como aún les falta la experiencia en la vida para enfrentarse a ciertos personajes, los profesores de la Escuela les enseñarán a hurgar con dureza en sus emociones más vulnerables para crearlos, ya que tendrán que aprender a utilizarl... continue
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Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Inspired by Heart of Darkness but set in a dystopian New Zealand, it explores themes of family, love, solitude, fulfilment, success, survival, death and many others.
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Faces In The Water by Janet Frame EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
'Janet Frame's luminous words are the more precious because they were snatched from the jaws of the disaster of her early life . . . and yet to read her is no more difficult than breathing' Hilary Mantel When Janet Frame's doctor suggested that she write about her traumatic experiences in mental institutions in order to free herself from them, the result was Faces in the Water, a powerful and poignant novel. Istina Mavet descends through increasingly desolate wards, with the threat of leucotomy ever present. As she observes her fellow patients, long dismissed by hospital staff, with humour and... continue
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Gefangen am Fluss by Shirley Corlett DE
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Matt und Caleb sind dicke Freunde, doch nachdem ein Unglück die Familien trennt, dürfen sie sich nicht mehr sehen. Voller Wut darüber brechen die Jungen mit ihrem alten Floß heimlich zu einem Lagerplatz am Fluss auf, der tief in einer Schlucht verborgen liegt. Was anfangs nach Freiheit und Abenteuer aussieht, wird nach und nach zu lebensbedrohlicher Realität: Umringt von hohen Klippen haben sie weder Handy-Empfang noch scheint es einen passierbaren Weg aus der Schlucht heraus zu geben ...
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Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Set on a remote island in a post-apocalyptic, plague-ridden world, this bold and ingenious thriller questions what it means to be human as philosophical questions collide with technology.
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Gideon the Ninth is the most fun you'll ever have with a skeleton. The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as necromantic skeletons. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of serv... continue
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Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy is the hilarious rhyming classic by Lynley Dodd.Hairy Maclary goes off for a walk in town, followed by doggish friends of all shapes and sizes. One by one they join Hairy Maclary until they meet SCARFACE CLAW! Scarface Claw is the toughest Tom in town, and causes all the others to run for home. The brilliant cumulative rhyme and terrific pictures of this story has turned it into a classic - and it is still one of the most popular picture books today.Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in New Zealand. She is enormously popular for he... continue
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Hollowpox : The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
"Morrigan Crow must uncover the mystery behind a new disease spreading through Nevermoor"--
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Island of the Lost : An Extraordinary Story of Survival at the Edge of the World by Joan Druett EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
“Riveting.” —The New York Times Book Review Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island in this true story of human nature at its best—and at its worst. It is 1864, and Captain Thomas Musgrave’s schooner, the Grafton, has just wrecked on Auckland Island, a forbidding piece of land 285 miles south of New Zealand. Battered by year-round freezing rain and constant winds, it is one of the most inhospitable places on earth. To be shipwrecked there means almost certain death. Incredibly, at the same time on the opposite end of the island, another... continue