Tag Archives: Māori literature

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

Posted on 21. March 2022 by Leonie John

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 →

A Response to “In the Shadow Of Monte Cassino” by Lauren Keenan

Posted on 20. March 2022 by lindabue104

It’s not easy to act according your parents’ will, especially when you do not know what secrets they live with. In the short story “In the Shadow of Monte Cassino”, published in 2017 in Huia Short Stories 12 by Māori … Continue reading →

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Book Review of Patricia Grace’s Cousins

Posted on 19. March 2022 by amera

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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Home and Uprooting in Kelly Joseph’s “Transient”

Posted on 19. March 2022 by jomit100

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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Misplacement in Kelly Joseph’s “Transient”

Posted on 16. March 2022 by leheg100

Short story: Kelly Joseph – “Transient” (Huia Short Stories 5, 2003) Belonging and misplacement are well-known feelings, I believe. At some point in life everyone has experienced the sense of being in the right or wrong place, even if it … Continue reading →

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