Nga Kupu Wero

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A powerful new collection of essays by contemporary Maori writers. From over 60 Maori writers, Nga Kupu Wero brings together a bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative nonfiction on the political, cultural and social issues that challenge us today. From colonisation to identity, from creativity to Matauranga Maori, this anthology explores the power of the word. Accept the challenge of the wero. Join the korero. Nga Kupu Wero is a companion volume to Te Awa o Kupu, which focuses on recent poetry and fiction. Together these two passionate and vibrant anthologies reveal that the irrepressible river of words flowing from Maori writers today shows us who and what we are as we surge into the future.

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Edited by Witi Ihimaera, an award-winning writer of Maori descent. His first novel Tangi (1973), the first novel written by a Maori, won New Zealand's premier literary award of the time, the Wattie Book of the Year (1974). Since then he has maintained an astonishing award-winning career, nationally and internationally, as one of New Zealand's most important writers. Four of his books have been made into feature films, including the internationally acclaimed Whale Rider, which premiered in 2002. His titles continue to be translated for the world market, most recently the novella White Lies in an Amharic language (Ethiopian) edition. He has edited over a dozen volumes of Maori writing, including the groundbreaking 5-volume Te Ao Marama collection in 1992-1996.