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The Artist

By Ruby Solly

The Artist

By Ruby Solly

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At first there is nothing but black sand, then something begins to grow; a gentle song emerges so bright that sound becomes sight . . . And so from the black the world is sung into being, not for us, but for itself, but for the song. In a Southern land, where the veil of time and space has worn thin, twins with otherworldly ways are born to a stone carver and his wife. As they grow into themselves, the landscape and its histories will rise up to meet them and change their whanau forever. Cave art leaps from walls, pounamu birds sing, legends become reality, and history becomes the present in this verse novel by Ruby Solly (Waitaha, Kati Mamoe, Kai Tahu). The Artist brings to life the histories of our great Southern iwi through the whakapapa of its characters and the rich world they and their ancestors call their turakawaewae-- their place to stand, their place to sing.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
144
Release Date:
2024-01-11
Publication Date:
2024-01-11
Publisher:
Te Herenga Waka University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1776920708
ISBN13:
9781776920709
Weight:
304 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
228 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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