Te kaikaukau : the swimmer : i te ao o te reo

Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-

Novelist, memoirist and playwright Witi Ihimaera author of Pounamu, Pounamu and The Whale Rider decided, at the age of eighty, to dive back into the water and spend a year full time at Te Wānanga Takiura, immersing himself in his own language, in te reo Māori. This book tells the story of this kaikaukau, this swimmer, and his year i te ao o te reo, of sinking and floating; of loss and shame, connection and wairua; of fathers and teachers, kuia and friends.

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