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The Fossil Pits
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Fossil Pits
Contributors:
By (Author) Tim Corballis
Publisher:
Te Herenga Waka University Press
Imprint:
Victoria University Press
Publication Date:
10th July 2005
Country:
New Zealand
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
823.3
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
272
Description
The story of Walter Mantell's 1848 journey down the east coast of the South Island, to set aside reserves for Ngai Tahu within a large block purchased by the government, is told in counterpoint with a modern woman's very different story of violence on a South Island farm. This absorbing novel about different ways of seeing the land, and about the deals we make with each other in politics and in love, is finely observed and evocative.
Author Bio
Tim Corballis is the author of Below. His fiction has also appeared in Landfall, Sport, and The Picnic Virgin.
