Childish Palate
$27.26
- Paperback
242 pages
- Release Date
26 March 2026
Summary
Childish Palate follows a cast of outsiders in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, searching for hope in a country caught in an identity crisis.
A philosophy student makes a striking proposal to the imam of the Kilbirnie mosque; flatmates ignite a flame over a bowl of chicken ginseng soup; an office worker finds a sense of purpose in the brightly lit aisles of Thorndon New World.
Across eleven stories, Shariff Burke wrestles with possibility, ignorance and the ways we compromise i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780473762490 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0473762498 |
| Author: | Shariff Burke |
| Publisher: | Tender Press |
| Imprint: | Tender Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 242 |
| Release Date: | 26 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 130mm x 200mm |
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Critics Review
Shariff Burke’s voice is unlike anyone else; he somehow manages to irreverent and full of wonder at the same time, taking us inside the lives of people, homes and workplaces we rarely see in Aotearoa fiction. Funny, odd and replete with mouthwatering kai, Childish Palate is a very good time. - Tina Makereti
Shariff Burke
Shariff Burke (Malay-Pākehā) is a writer born in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and raised in Singapore. He completed an MA at the International Institute of Modern Letters in 2023. He lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Childish Palate is his first book.
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