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Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler DCNZM QSM (/ ˈ w ɪ t i ɪ h i ˈ m aɪ r ə /; born 7 February 1944) is a New Zealand author. Raised in the small town of Waituhi, he decided to become a writer as a teenager after being convinced that Māori people were ignored or mischaracterised in literature.
Witi Ihimaera, Maori author whose novels and short stories explore the clash between Maori and Pakeha (white, European-derived) cultural values in his native New Zealand. His works included Tangi, Whanau, The Matriarch, The Dream Swimmer, The Whale Rider, Nights in the Gardens of Spain, and Sky Dancer.
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Learn about the life and works of Witi Ihimaera, the first Māori writer to publish a novel and a short story collection. Explore his themes, influences, awards, and publications, from Pounamu Pounamu to Māori Boy.
Fiction, Memoir. edit data. Witi Ihimaera is a novelist and short story writer from New Zealand, perhaps the best-known Māori writer today. He is internationally famous for The Whale Rider. Ihimaera lives in New Zealand and is of Māori descent and Anglo-Saxon descent through his father, Tom.
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Witi Ihimaera has 77 books on Goodreads with 41718 ratings. Witi Ihimaera’s most popular book is The Whale Rider.
1 de mar. de 2021 · Watch an interview with the first Māori novelist published in the 1970s, who shares his insights on the Treaty of Waitangi, its history, meaning and future. Learn how he negotiated a Māori-Pākehā world and what he thinks the next generation should know about the Treaty.
Biography. Screenography. Awards. More Information. With his 1973 book Tangi, Witi Ihimaera became the first Māori to publish both a novel and a book of short stories. Later his book The Whale Rider inspired a feature film which won international acclaim, and became one of the highest grossing 'foreign' titles released internationally in 2003.
