Witi Ihimaera - Wikipedia
Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler DCNZM QSM (/ ˈ w ɪ t i ɪ h i ˈ m aɪ r ə /; born 7 February 1944) is a New Zealand author. Raised in the small town of Waituhi, he decided to become a writer as a teenager after being convinced that Māori people were ignored or mischaracterised in literature.
Witi Ihimaera | Books, Movies, Short Stories, & Family | Britannica
Witi Ihimaera (born February 7, 1944, Waituhi, near Gisborne, New Zealand) is a Māori author whose novels and short stories explore the clash between Māori and Pākehā (white, European-derived) cultural values in his native New Zealand.
Witi Ihimaera - Writer's Files • Read NZ Te Pou Muramura
The first Māori writer to publish both a book of short stories and a novel, Witi Ihimaera considers ‘the world I’m in as being Māori, not European,’ and his fiction develops out of this perspective. He creates imaginative new realities for his readers, drawing from autobiographical experience.
Witi Ihimaera | Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月29日 · Witi Ihimaera "has the distinction of being the first Maori writer to publish both a book of short stories and a novel," wrote a contributor on the New Zealand Book Council Web site. The Maori people were the native culture in New Zealand before the Europeans arrived.
Witi Ihimaera (Author of The Whale Rider) - Goodreads
Witi Ihimaera is a novelist and short story writer from New Zealand, perhaps the best-known Māori writer today. He is internationally famous for The Whale Rider. Ihimaera lives in New Zealand and is of Māori descent and Anglo-Saxon descent through his father, Tom.
Witi Ihimaera - Penguin Books New Zealand
Three-time winner of the Wattie/Montana Book of the Year award, Katherine Mansfield fellow and playwright Witi Ihimaera is one of New Zealand’s most prolific and accomplished writers. Witi’s first novel, Tangi, won the Wattie Book of the...
Iconic author Witi Ihimaera on his career and his next chapter
One of our country’s most celebrated authors, Witi Ihimaera sits down with Tessa Patrick to talk writing, world tours and next chapters.
'The Whale Rider' Author, Witi Ihimaera, on His Writing Career
2023年2月23日 · New Zealand’s renowned writer Witi Ihimaera talks history, homage and hope for the future with NICOLA MURRAY. Conversing with this living legend is more literary and cultural feast than interview. Witi’s generous storytelling and frequent segues mean it’s his show; he is utterly compelling while deftly defying a disciplined Q&A.
Witi Ihimaera - Victoria University of Wellington
Witi Ihimaera was a Burns Fellow at the University of Otago in 1975, and the Writer in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington in 1982. In 1991 he was awarded an Arts Council Scholarship in Letters, and in 1993 he travelled to Menton, France, …
Authors and Editors - W - Witi Ihimaera - Auckland University Press
Witi Ihimaera was the first Maori to publish both a book of short stories and a novel and since then has published many notable novels and collections of short stories. His best-known novel is The Whale Rider, which was made into a hugely internationally successful film in 2002.