The Raupo Book Of Maori Proverbs
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Raupo Book Of Maori Proverbs
By (Author) A.E. Brougham
By (author) A. W. Reed
By (author) Timoti Karetu
Penguin Group (NZ)
Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
2nd July 2012
New Zealand
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Quotations, proverbs and sayings
398.999442
Physical Properties
Paperback
192
Width 130mm, Height 201mm, Spine 14mm
186g
Description
Proverbs (or whakatauki) express the wisdom, wit and commonsense of the Maori people. They are of great value and inspiration to writers, story-tellers and anyone speaking in a Maori setting. Several hundred proverbs are contained in The Raupo Book of Maori Proverbs, categorised under a large number of diverse headings, with translations and explanations in English. This comprehensive and dependablebook serves as both a useful reference and an insight into values of the Maori.
Author Bio
Born in Auckland in 1908, A.W. Reed (Alexander Wyclif) was educated at Mt Albert Grammar School. In 1932, he helped to found a book-publishing business, A.H. & A.W. Reed, one of New Zealand's leading publishing houses of the time with an enduring list of local books. Reed wrote more than 200 books himself, with a range of reference works and popular accounts of Maori culture. He died in 1979.
