$31.99
- Paperback
376 pages
- Release Date
11 September 2022
Summary
Kawai: A Maori Warrior’s Tale
This epic historical adventure tells the story of pre-colonial Aotearoa New Zealand like it’s never been told before. A young Maori man, compelled to learn the stories of his ancestors, returns to his family marae on the east coast of the North Island to speak to his elderly grand-uncle, the keeper of the stories. What follows is the enthralling account of the young man’s tipuna, the legendary warrior Kaitanga, after whom his marae’s whare puni has been…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776890309 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1776890302 |
| Series: | Kawai |
| Author: | Monty Soutar |
| Publisher: | David Bateman Ltd |
| Imprint: | David Bateman Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 376 |
| Release Date: | 11 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 810g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 153mm x 28mm |
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‘The novel is a sharp-eyed, page-turning account of the everyday and the epic in te ao Māori. In Soutar’s hands, the past feels close enough to touch.‘ — Paula Morris, Founder of Academy of NZ Literature
About The Author
Monty Soutar
Dr. Monty Soutar (Ngati Porou, Ngati Awa, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki, Ngati Kahungunu) has worked as a Senior Historian for the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Director of the Tairawhiti Museum in Gisborne and as the World War One Historian in Residence at Auckland War Memorial Museum. In 2015 he was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Maori and historical research. He continues to serve on the Waitangi Tribunal. Dr. Soutar is the author of Whitiki Whiti Whiti E! Maori in the First World War and Nga Tama Toa - The Price of Citizenship: C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. In 2021 he was awarded the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer’s Fellowship to write the Kawai series. Monty lives in Gisborne with his wife and youngest daughter.
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