Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds
wins Ockham NZ Book Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction!
Last night Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds won the 2018 Ockham New Zealand Book Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction. Congratulations to authors Alison Jones and Kuni Kaa Jenkins!
Tuai tells the story of
a young Ngare Raumati chief from the Bay of Islands, who travelled to England
in 1817 – becoming one of the first Māori travellers in Europe.
But on returning to
his Māori world in 1819, Tuai found there were difficult choices to be made.
His plan to integrate new European knowledge and relationships into his Ngare
Raumati community was to be challenged by the rapidly shifting politics of the
Bay of Islands.The Ockham Award judges said:
‘Tuai: A Traveller
in Two Worlds presents an evocative picture of young Māori travelling to
England; their encounters with people, illness and industry there, and their
return home. Tuai is
empathetically written, providing the reader a window into a contested time of
meeting, conversion and enterprise. The text and illustrations work in concert,
presenting a rounded and rich experience for the reader, enhancing the breadth
and depth of the research explored within. Key moments are presented so richly
that they envelop and captivate the imagination. The care the authors have
given these histories, acknowledging the autonomy that mātauranga Māori has in
wider Aotearoa historical narratives, is striking, and we need more of it.’
We're putting
together our BWB Winter Series programme, with exciting talks around the
country – keep an eye on our emails and social media for details. First event is on 28 May with Martin Edmond in
Wellington!
Bridget Williams Books
Bridget Williams Books
Published by Bridget
Williams Books July 2017| RRP: $45.00
ISBN: 9780947518806
ISBN: 9780947518806
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