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Becky Manawatu

    Becky Manawatu, autrice di discendenza Ngāi Tahu, ha avuto un impatto letterario significativo con il suo romanzo d'esordio, premiato come migliore opera di finzione debutante. La sua scrittura si addentra nelle complessità dell'esperienza umana, esplorando la natura intricata delle relazioni e l'influenza dell'ambientazione. Manawatu affronta il suo mestiere con un occhio attento ai dettagli e una potente voce narrativa che attira i lettori. Le sue opere spesso risuonano con temi di luogo e identità, offrendo profonde intuizioni sull'essenza della vita e della connessione.

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      • 336pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      WINNER OF THE JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTION WINNER OF THE MITOQ BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTION WINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL auē (verb) to cry, howl, groan, wail, bawl. (interjection) expression of astonishment or distress. Taukiri was born into sorrow. Auē can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in the music he draws out of the guitar that was his father's. It spills out of the gang violence that killed his father and sent his mother into hiding, and the shame he feels about abandoning his eight-year-old brother to a violent home. But Taukiri's brother, Ārama, is braver than he looks, and he has a friend, and his friend has a dog, and the three of them together might just be strong enough to turn back the tide of sadness. This bestselling multi-award winning-novel is both raw and sublime, introducing a compelling new voice in New Zealand fiction.

      Auē2022