The Thrill of Falling: Stories
In The Thrill of Falling, Witi Ihimaera continues his exploration of the novella and the long story begun in his last collection, Ask The Posts of the House (2007) with a new set of intriguing narratives: urban fiction in 'Maggie Dawn'; contemporary comedy in 'We'll Always Have P... read full description below.
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| ISBN-13 |
9781869799205 |
| ISBN-10 |
1869799208 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Available at publisher; usually ships 5-14 working days |
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| Publisher |
Random House |
| Imprint |
Vintage New Zealand |
| Publication Date |
6 July 2012
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| Publication Country |
 New Zealand |
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| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
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| Author(s) |
By Ihimaera, Witi |
| Category |
Fiction
Modern Fiction
Short Stories
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| Interest Age |
Young Adults |
| Reading Age |
Young Adults |
| NBS Text |
Short Stories & Fiction Anthologies |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
320 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 153mm
Height: 234mm
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| Weight |
422g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.2 |
| Catalogue Code |
260681 |
Description of this Book
In The Thrill of Falling, Witi Ihimaera continues his exploration of the novella and the long story begun in his last collection, Ask The Posts of the House (2007) with a new set of intriguing narratives: urban fiction in 'Maggie Dawn'; contemporary comedy in 'We'll Always Have Paris'; the science fiction novella in 'Purity of Ice'; the new genre of conservation fiction in 'Orbis Terrarium'; the different ways of telling history in the title story; and an adaptation into novella, 'One More Night', of Albert Belz's play, Whero's New Net, which itself was adapted from stories in Ihimaera's second short story collection, The New Net Goes Fishing (1976). The ideas continue to affirm Ihimaera's place in New Zealand literature as one of our finest storytellers.
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Author's Bio
Witi Ihimaera has written thirteen novels, among them The Whale Rider in 1987, and six collections of short stories and works for children. His last novel was The Parihaka Woman in 2011, and The Thrill of Falling is his seventh short story collection. Ihimaera has also had careers in teaching, theatre, opera, film and television. His work was set to music by well-known contemporary musicians in Ihimaera commissioned for the 2011 Auckland Arts Festival. His words for Kaitiaki, composed by Gareth Farr, were presented at a Beethoven concert by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in September of the same year. He has travelled extensively, most recently to festivals and conferences in Britain, Germany and New Caledonia. He lives in Auckland.
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