Author Archives: Leonie John

Is the novel The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke by Tina Makereti really a must-read?

Anonymous review posted on behalf of one of the students Note: The reviewer briefly discusses the novel’s ending. The New Zealand writer Tina Makereti published her second novel, The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke, in 2018. It is about a … Continue reading

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Welcome to the sub-blog “Indigenous Literature from New Zealand”

Nau mai, haere mai! Here, you will find various kinds of contributions – ranging from short literary analyses to response papers and reviews – focussing on different sorts of ‘texts’ – including short stories, lyrics, novels, and poems. All blog … Continue reading

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