{"product_id":"pounamu-pounamu-witi-ihimaera-first-edition","title":"Pounamu Pounamu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003ePounamu Pounamu is classic Ihimaera. First published om 1972, it was immediately endorsed by Maori and Pakeha alike for its original stories that showed how important Maori identity is for all New Zealanders. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eAs Katherine Mansfield did in her first collection In a German Pension (1911), and Janet Frame in The Lagoon (1951), Witi Ihimaera explores in Pounamu Pounamu what it is like to be a New Zealander - but from a Maori perspective. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eThe seeds of Ihimaera's later works are first introduced in this ground-breaking collection- The Whale Rider in his story 'The Whale', The Rope of Man in 'Tangi', and the character of Simeon form Bulibasha, King of the Gypsies in 'One Summer Morning'; and the themes of aroha (love), whanaungatanga (kinship) and manaakitanga (supporting each other), which are so intergral to Ihimaera's work.\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy has a large sticker on an inside page and a pen mark on the edges of the pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780143567134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize:  Hardcover\u003cspan\u003e, 240\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003ePenguin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear: \u003cspan tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003e1972\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B - Good Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42824786772124,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/pounamu_2.jpg?v=1783933527","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/pounamu-pounamu-witi-ihimaera-first-edition","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}