Puripaha: Te Pane Kaewa / Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies
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He whakamāoritanga i te pukapuka o Puripāha nā Witi Ihimaera mō ētahi whānau hoariri e rua ki Te Tairāwhiti. A te reo Māori translation of Witi Ihimaera’s award-winning novel about two rival Māori families on the East Coast, Bulibasha.
Ko Puripāha te tapanga ka tukuna ki Te Pane Kaewa, ā, ki Te Tairāwhiti o Aotearoa e pakanga ana ētahi kokoro tokorua kia whakawahia hai pane.
Ko Tamihana te upoko o te whānau toa o Mahana, he whānau kuti hipi, he whānau hākinakina hoki. Ko Rupeni Poata tōna ito. He rite tonu te tūtakitaki a ngā whānau nei i ngā mahi hākinakina, i ngā whakataetae ā-ahurea me te whakataetae Piriho Kōura e kitea ai te māpu kuti hipi toa katoa o Aotearoa. I waenganui pū, ko te taitama, ko Himiona, ko te mokopuna a te kokoro rāua tahi ko tōna kuia, ko Ramona, e pakanga ana i ōna ake kare ā-roto, i ōna ake whakapono anō hoki i te riri e tutū ana i ngā wāhi katoa.
Ko te toa o te 1995 Montana New Zealand Book Award, kua whakatinanatia hirahiratia ki te kiriata o Mahana, ā, e aroha nuitia ana e ngā whakareanga kaipānui maha. Mā tēnei whakamāoritanga e tūtaki ai tētahi minenga hou ki a Puripāha, ki tētahi o ngā tino pukapuka o roto i tōna momo.
Bulibasha is the title given to the King of the Gypsies, and on the East Coast of New Zealand two patriarchs fight to be proclaimed the king.
Tamihana is the leader of the great Mahana family of shearers and sportsmen and women. Rupeni Poata is his arch enemy. The two families clash constantly, in sport, in cultural contests and, finally, in the Golden Fleece competition to find the greatest shearing gang in New Zealand. Caught in the middle of this struggle is the teenager Simeon, grandson of the patriarch and of his grandmother Ramona, struggling with his own feelings and loyalties as the battles rage on many levels.
Winner of the 1995 Montana New Zealand Book Award, brilliantly realised in the film Mahana and loved by generations of readers, this powerful te reo Māori translation of a New Zealand classic will introduce Bulibasha to a whole new audience.
Series: Kotahi Rau Pukapuka
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781869409432
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 May 2022
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Auckland University Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Ruth Smith
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 430
About the Author
I whanau mai a Witi Ihimaera DCNZM, QSM ki Turanganui-a-Kiwa, a, he uri no Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, no Rongowhakaata me Ngati Porou. He hononga hoki ona ki a Tuhoe, ki a Te Whanau-a-Apanui, ki a Ngati Kahungunu me Ngai Tamanuhiri. He kaitakawaenga kawanatanga, he ahorangi, ko ia hoki tetahi o nga kaituhi maruwehi e ora tonu ana. Ko etahi o ana pukapuka maha, ko Pounamu, Pounamu (1972), ko The Matriarch (1985) me The Whale Rider (1987) - i mahia ai hai whitiata rongonui i te tau 2002, i whakamaoritia ai hoki e Ta Timoti Karetu. Kua whakawhiwhia a ia ki nga tohu maha, tae atu ra ki te Wattie Book of the Year Award, ki te Montana Book Award me te Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement. I te tau 2004, i whakaingoatia a ia hai Distinguished Companion of the Order of New Zealand, a, i te tau 2017, ka utaina te tohu nei ki runga ki a ia e Paranihi te Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. ________ Witi Ihimaera DCNZM, QSM, was born in Gisborne and is of Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Rongowhakaata and Ngati Porou descent with connections to Tuhoe, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Kahungunu and Ngai Tamanuhiri. Diplomat, professor and one of Aotearoa's most distinguished living writers, his many books include Pounamu, Pounamu (1972), The Matriarch (1985) and The Whale Rider (1987), made into a hugely successful film in 2002 and also translated into Maori by Timoti Karetu. He has received numerous awards, including the Wattie Book of the Year Award, the Montana Book Award and a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement. In 2004 he became a Distinguished Companion of the Order of New Zealand and in 2017 France made him Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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