Bulibasha Film Tie-In

I have considered Bulibasha one of my favourite New Zealand novels since I read it on its first release in 1994. I approached a reread of the story wrapped in Penguin's special rerelease with some trepidation. But I needn't have worried - the reread did not disappoint. . . . Bulibasha provides a thought-provoking take on age-old themes, incorporates Te Reo Mori throughout and the setting is evocative. Love and hate, leadership and dictatorship, respect and scorn, it is up to us to distinguish the difference.

Latitude

'Unexpectedly riotous, cunningly crafted' – Dennis McEldowney, Landfall

PRH, PRH

'A comedy of family dislocation and cultural adaptation . . . Ihimaera's style is so fluid and apparently simple that his jokes take you by surprise and make you laugh out loud.' - James McLean, Evening Post

PRH, PRH

'If you've never read this uniquely New Zealand novel, you're in for a real treat, and if, like me, it's years since you last read it, re-reading this fabulous book is like meeting up with an old friend.' – Kerre McIvor, NZ Woman's Weekly

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