The matriarch /
Ihimaera, Witi Tame, 1944-
The matriarch / Witi Ihimaera. - Auckland, N.Z. : Heinemann, 1986. - 456 p. ; 24 cm.
Precedes: The dream swimmer.
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 Ihimaera's 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.
Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards, 1986: 1st.
9780143010920 0790005131 0790005131 0330271180 0434365041 0868636835
Māori (New Zealand people)--Teen fiction.
Pakiwaitara
Young adult fiction, New Zealand.
The matriarch / Witi Ihimaera. - Auckland, N.Z. : Heinemann, 1986. - 456 p. ; 24 cm.
Precedes: The dream swimmer.
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 Ihimaera's 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.
Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards, 1986: 1st.
9780143010920 0790005131 0790005131 0330271180 0434365041 0868636835
Māori (New Zealand people)--Teen fiction.
Pakiwaitara
Young adult fiction, New Zealand.