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Witi Ihimaera

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February 07, 1944 in Gisborne, New Zealand

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male

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Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Gay & Lesbian

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Wata 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 in New Zealand and is of Māori descent and Anglo-Saxon descent through his father, Tom. He attended Church College of New Zealand in Temple View, Hamilton, New Zealand. He was the first Māori writer to publish both a novel and a book of short stories. He began to work as a diplomat at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1973, and served at various diplomatic posts in Canberra, New York, and Washington, D.C. Ihimaera remained at the Ministry until 1989, although his time there was broken by several fellowships at the University of Otago in 1975 and Victoria Univer...more

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Books by Witi Ihimaera

Average rating: 3.77 · 2,068 ratings · 281 reviews · 38 distinct works

	The Whale Rider 3.70 avg rating — 1,528 ratings — published 2003 — 25 editions	My rating:
	Pounamu Pounamu 4.08 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Nights In The Gardens Of Spain 3.92 avg rating — 72 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Bulibasha: King Of The Gypsies 3.82 avg rating — 67 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Uncle's Story 4.10 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Matriarch 4.00 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Tangi 3.88 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Dream Swimmer by Witi Ihimaera, Jane Parkin (Editor) 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The New Net Goes Fishing 4.00 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sky Dancer 3.50 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2005	My rating:

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Series by Witi Ihimaera

The Mahana Family (2 books)
by Witi Ihimaera, Jane Parkin (Editor)

4.10 avg rating — 63 ratings

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Quotes by Witi Ihimaera

“Harper saw a dark young guy, trying to stop from laughing so much. By some trick of perspective the tracers illuminated Sam's profile with a halo of fireflies. Something about him touched Harper, so that long after the gunship had swung low and away Sam's image remained on his retina.”
― Witi Ihimaera, Uncle's Story

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“Der Mensch mag sein moko (Tätowierung) in die Erde tätowieren, aber sobald seine Wachsamkeit nachlässt, nimmt die Natur sich zurück, was er sich angeeignet hatte, um seine Eitelkeit zu befriedigen.”
― Witi Ihimaera, The Whale Rider

tags: inspirational , nature

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Which book do you choose for a Kiwi Readers Group Read?

The Six Pack Three

4 votes 44.4%

Landings by Jenny Patrick

2 votes 22.2%

Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera

2 votes 22.2%

Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones

1 vote 11.1%

The Jigsaw Chronicles by Kevin Ireland

0 votes 0.0%

9 total votes

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