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    Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa

    By Tina Makereti

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    "Vulnerable gods and goddesses; Children born with unusual gifts; The protection offered by Mountains; Birds with bad timing." Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa explores a world where mythological characters and stories become part of everyday life. Old and new worlds co-exist, cultures mingle and magic happens. Familiar characters appear, but in these versions the gods live in a contemporary world and are motivated by human concerns. In this perplexing world, characters connect with each other and find ancient wisdom that carries them through.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHuia Publishers
    Release dateAug 26, 2013
    ISBN9781869694586
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    Tina Makereti

    Tina Makereti’s first collection of stories, Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa, won the inaugural Fiction Award at Nga Kupu Ora, the Māori Book Awards, in 2011. Her debut novel, Where the Rēkohu Bone Sings, won the same award in 2014, and was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award. In 2016 she won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Pacific Region) for her story 'Black Milk'. Her second novel, The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke, was first published in New Zealand in 2018 and was longlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. She has a PhD in creative writing and teaches at Massey University in New Zealand.

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      A really fine short story collection that showcases the author's excellent eye for character, smooth plotting and judicious use of myth and magic realism. Very much worth reading.