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Book Review of Patricia Grace’s Cousins
Cousins by New Zealand author Patricia Grace tells a story of three cousins growing up after the Second World War in New Zealand. At that time, many Maori had difficulties retaining their cultural identity as they migrated from the rural areas to the cities. … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, Family, Māori literature, Novel, Roots and Routes
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Home and Uprooting in Kelly Joseph’s “Transient”
Home. What does home mean to people? Is it the place where one grew up? The place where one is living now? The place where one’s ancestors lived? Or is home defined by the people with whom one lives together? … Continue reading
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Tagged Global, Home, Māori, Māori literature, Museum, Roots and Routes, short story, Uprooting
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“He looked at me like a cold and thirsty sailor might look at a long hot mug of coffee spiked with whiskey”: Gaze and desire in Tina Makereti’s The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke
Tina Makereti’s 2018 novel The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke tells the story of a young Māori boy who travels to London to become part of an exhibition that displays Māori culture to an audience of Victorian England. It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged Desire, Exhibition, Gaze, historical fiction, Indigenous, London, Maori, Māori, Maori Literature, Queerness
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The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke – Book Review
“You only have one life in your possession, James. Why not make it of your most magnificent imagining?“ How do you go on when you’ve got no family member left and don’t know where you even belong? When you desperately … Continue reading
Book Review: The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke by Tina Makereti
The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke by Tina Makereti tells the story of a young Māori orphan boy, James Pōneke, who has a great desire for education and to see the world. James, who is partially raised by missionaries, meets … Continue reading
Nghi Vo’s “The Chosen and the Beautiful” – a YA rewrite of the Great Gatsby?
by Friederike Jahn Over the past few years, screenwriters, authors, and directors have been increasingly interested in adapting literary classics, whether it be on screen or paper. The emerging trend to revisit classic literary pieces and even rewriting them, has … Continue reading
Review: Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
by Alice Kronenberg “Friends can talk about things. They can figure things out. Get past things. Dou you want a friend in your life who you can never disagree with? A friend who you can’t grow with?” Hani and Ishu’s … Continue reading
The Black Flamingo is threatened by extinction in these “modern” Times !
A review of Dean Atta’s Young Adult Novel The Black Flamingo and its connection to the modern portrayal of self-identity. by Jessica Klostermayer I Want to Be a Pink Flamingo Pink. Definitely pink.I want my feathers to matchthe hue you … Continue reading
Not even death will tear them apart – Review of Afterlove by Tanya Byrne
Tanya Byrne’s Young Adult novel Afterlove follows Guyanese-British teenager Ashana Persaud, also known as Ash. The blurb of the book tells us that Ash is going to die during the novel, and in fact, the first chapter already introduces us … Continue reading