The bone people a novel by Keri Hulme

By:

Hulme, Keri

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York [u.a.] Penguin Books 1987Edition: ReprDescription: 450 p 20 cmISBN:

0140089225 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Maori New Zealand people Commitment (Psychology) Racially mixed people

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Summary: This unusual novel, set in New Zealand, concentrates on three people: Kerewin Holmes, a part-Maori painter who has chosen to isolate herself in a tower she built from lottery winnings; Simon, a troubled and mysterious little boy; and Joe Gillayley, the Maori factory worker who is Simon's foster father. Elements of Maori myth and culture are woven into the novel's exploration of the passions and needs that bind these three people together, for good or ill. It's not easy reading, but the story is compelling despite its stylistic eccentricities and great length. The novel is the winner of the Pegasus Prize.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	GESM Library Main Library	English Fiction Secondary	EFA/ SL/ HUL B712	Available		E0000066

This unusual novel, set in New Zealand, concentrates on three people: Kerewin Holmes, a part-Maori painter who has chosen to isolate herself in a tower she built from lottery winnings; Simon, a troubled and mysterious little boy; and Joe Gillayley, the Maori factory worker who is Simon's foster father. Elements of Maori myth and culture are woven into the novel's exploration of the passions and needs that bind these three people together, for good or ill. It's not easy reading, but the story is compelling despite its stylistic eccentricities and great length. The novel is the winner of the Pegasus Prize.

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