Witi ihimaera has 65 books on goodreads with 22643 ratings. The whale rider by witi ihimaera ebook free the whale rider by witi ihimaera ebook product details published on. By witi ihimaera by witi ihimaera the writer in 1986 the new zealand writer, witi ihimaera, was living in new york. Eightyearold kahu, a member of the maori tribe of whangara, new zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny. Audiobook, mp3 audio, unabridged original language. Bachelor thesis from the year 2011 in the subject english language and literature studies literature, grade. But the basis for that film was witi ihimaera s magical, loreladen novel whale rider, a bittersweet story about a maori girl and her mysterious destiny. But he is focused on his duties as chief of a maori tribe in whangara, on the east coast of new zealand a tribe that claims descent from the legendary whale rider.
An international bestseller that was made into a multiple awardwinning film. Whale rider mat no 10 storyboarding read the following excerpt from the book the whale rider. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Eightyearold kahu craves her greatgrandfathers love and attention. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the whale rider. Pounamu pounamu by witi ihimaera penguin books new zealand. Many people have seen the beautiful movie whale rider, but like most of them, i hadnt had a chance to read witi ihimaera s stunning book. Witi ihimaera, author of whale rider and many other books talks to suraya dewing. And now, over a decade later, ive finally read the book.
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