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The Matriarch (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
The Matriarch (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Witi Ihimaera
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:754 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Large Print RHYW Large Print NZ Author/Topic in Large Print |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781459640856
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Edition |
Large Print Edition
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
RHYW Large Print
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Imprint |
ReadHowYouWant
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NZ Release Date |
31 May 2012 |
Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
In keeping with his commitment to revisit his first five pieces of fiction, Witi Ihimaera has reworked the original text of this much - loved classic. The matriarch is a woman of intelligence, wit, beauty and ruthlessness, and has become a mythical figure through her fight to repossess the land and sustain her people against the ravages wrought by the Pakeha. Priestess of the Ringatu faith, she has been virtually a law unto herself. In his search for the truth behind the legends surrounding the matriarch, his grandmother, Tama Mahana delves deeper and deeper into Maori history and lore to understand the mysterious sources of her power and ambition. Witi Ihimaeras prose is at turns lyrical and spare, sensuous and savage. Weaving fact with fiction, this remarkable odyssey into New Zealand history is a novel of stunning imaginative power.
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