Cultural books from New Zealand
Recommended cultural books (2)
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If you are into cultural here are some cultural books from New Zealand for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
Potiki by Patricia Grace EN
Rating: 3.6 5 Votes
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
'Provocative, compassionate and beautiful' - Joy Harjo, US Poet Laureate A moving story of a Maori community's fight for survival, from one of New Zealand's most prominent and celebrated authors On the remote coast of New Zealand, at the curve that binds the land and the sea, a small Maori community live, work, fish, play and tell stories of their ancestors. But something is changing. The prophet child toko can sense it. Men are coming, with dollars and big plans to develop the area for tourism. As their ancestral land becomes threatened, the people must unite in a battle for survival. Weaving... continue
2.
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera EN
Rating: 3.5 37 Votes
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
As her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Kahu is developing a mysterious relationship with whales, particularly the ancient bull whale whose leg
Recommended: 27 Dec 2022
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