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Rebuilding the wharenui, Simone Drichel

Posted on March 1, 2004 by NZ Books

Whanau II Witi Ihimaera Reed, $29.99, ISBN 079008939 For someone who describes himself as “a person who always reflected what other people wanted”, Witi Ihimaera has made an impressive career out of doing the exact opposite. Once every decade or…

Tagged with: Autumn 2004, Issue 65, Simone Drichel
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Tough grace, Simone Drichel

Posted on October 1, 2001 by NZ Books

Dogside Story Patricia Grace Penguin, $34.95, ISBN 0141004193 In her long career as a writer of both novels and short fiction, Patricia Grace has shown remarkable consistency in her publishing pattern: invariably, the publication of a collection of short stories…

Tagged with: Issue 50, October 2001, Patricia Grace, Penguin, Simone Drichel
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Quo vadis, Alan? Simone Drichel

Posted on December 1, 2000 by NZ Books

Szabad Alan Duff Vintage, $29.95, ISBN 1869414721 Reviewing a new novel by – notoriously controversial – Alan Duff is not only a daunting, but also a somewhat futile exercise. Judgements regarding Duff’s work tend to be firmly in place: there…

Tagged with: Alan Duff, Issue 52, Simone Drichel, Summer 2002, Vintage
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review