Te Kaihau: The Windeater
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A bold and genre-defying collection of short fiction from the Booker Prize-winning New Zealand author, Te Kaihau: The Windeater presents a vivid tapestry of stories rooted in the landscapes, myths, and people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Hulme's prose moves between the lyrical and the raw, chronicling characters who exist on the margins — the dispossessed, the spiritual, the fiercely independent — with unflinching honesty and deep cultural resonance. Drawing on Māori tradition and a distinctly Southern Pacific sensibility, the collection illustrates the collision between indigenous identity and the pressures of the modern world. The tone throughout is intensely poetic yet grounded, shifting seamlessly from dark humour to profound sorrow, reflecting the same restless, wind-swept energy suggested by its title. Readers familiar with Hulme's landmark novel The Bone People will recognise her singular voice — one that refuses easy categorisation and demands full imaginative engagement.
Author: Keri Hulme
Format: Paperback
Published: 1986, University of Queensland Press
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A bold and genre-defying collection of short fiction from the Booker Prize-winning New Zealand author, Te Kaihau: The Windeater presents a vivid tapestry of stories rooted in the landscapes, myths, and people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Hulme's prose moves between the lyrical and the raw, chronicling characters who exist on the margins — the dispossessed, the spiritual, the fiercely independent — with unflinching honesty and deep cultural resonance. Drawing on Māori tradition and a distinctly Southern Pacific sensibility, the collection illustrates the collision between indigenous identity and the pressures of the modern world. The tone throughout is intensely poetic yet grounded, shifting seamlessly from dark humour to profound sorrow, reflecting the same restless, wind-swept energy suggested by its title. Readers familiar with Hulme's landmark novel The Bone People will recognise her singular voice — one that refuses easy categorisation and demands full imaginative engagement.