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Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-Taha: An Anthology of New Writing for a New World Order

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Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-Taha: An Anthology of New Writing for a New World Order

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ISBN: 9781991016225
Title: Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-Taha: An Anthology of New Writing for a New World Order
Author: IHIMAERA WITI & ELVY MICHELLE (EDS)

Sixty-eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave-likedwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a table, the t?pu korero, from which therangatira speak; they converse with honoured guests, and their rangatira-k?reroembody the t?huhu, the over-arching horizontal ridge pole, of the shelter. In aseries of rich conversations, those present discuss our world in the second decadeof this century; they look at decolonisation, indigeneity, climate change . . . this iswhat they see.Edited by Witi Ihimaera and Michelle Elvy, this fresh, exciting anthology featurespoetry, short fiction and creative non-fiction, as well as k?rero or conversationsbetween writers. The lineup from Aoteraoa includes Alison Wong, Paula Morris,Anne Salmond, Tina Makereti, Ben Brown, David Eggleton, Cilla McQueen,Hinemoana Baker, Erik Kennedy, Ian Wedde, Nina Mingya Powles, Gregory O'Brien,Vincent O'Sullivan, Patricia Grace, Selina Tusitala Marsh and Whiti Hereaka. Guestwriters from overseas include Jose-Luis Novo and Ru Freeman.Ihimaera and Elvy have curated a luminous hui, a book to return to time and again.

Format: Paperback
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Dimensions 230 × 163 × 25 mm