Aue

WINNER OF THE JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE MITOQ BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTIONWINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVELaue (verb) to cry, howl, groan, wail, bawl. (interjection) expression of astonishment or distress. Taukiri was born into sorrow. Aue can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in the music he draws out of the guitar that was his father's. It spills out of the gang violence that killed his father and sent his mother into hiding, and the shame he feels about abandoning his eight-year-old brother to a violent home.But Taukiri's brother, Arama, is braver than he looks, and he has a friend, and his friend has a dog, and the three of them together might just be strong enough to turn back the tide of sadness.This bestselling multi-award-winning novel is both raw and sublime, introducing a compelling new voice in New Zealand fiction.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Becky Manawatu (Ng¿i Tahu, Ng¿ti M¿moe, Waitaha) is a West Coast author and journalist. She was born in Nelson and grew up in Waimangaroa, living now in Westport with her family. Her debut novel, Aü, won Aotearoa's leading fiction prizes and became one of the country's all-time fiction bestsellers.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Becky Manawatu
• Verlag: Scribe Publications
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781914484674
• ISBN: 978-1-914484-67-4
• Abmessung: 130 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; FICTION / Crime, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Narrative theme: Interior life, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, New Zealand, Generational sagas, Crime and mystery fiction, ‘Street’ fiction, FICTION / Urban & Street Lit, FICTION / World Literature / New Zealand