Witi Ihimaera
New Zealand writer
Professor Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler DCNZM QSM (born February 7, 1944), usually known as Witi Ihimaera, is a New Zealand author, often regarded as the most prominent Māori writer alive today.
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Quotes edit
- Alas, being a New Zealander is such an exquisite dilemma.
- Fulbright New Zealand Keynote speech, November 2005[1]
- We bow only to the highest mountain.
- The Rope of Man, epilogue, ISBN 0790008947.
Quotes about edit
- I think the time was just right for myself and for people like Witi Ihimaera and Hone Tuwhare. The real pioneers were JC Sturm, Rowley Habib, Arapera Blank, Rose Denness and Mason Durie and those writers I had started to see published in the journal of the Māori Affairs Department, Te Ao Hou.
- Patricia Grace Interview (2016)
See also edit
References edit
- ↑ "Witi Ihimaera's New Zealand Dreams". Fulbright New Zealand (2 November 2005). Retrieved on 2006-11-23. Includes full speech transcription.
External links edit
- Fantastic Fiction: Witi Ihimaera (bibliography)