Serious in Intent, Playful in Manner [Book review]

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Serious in Intent, Playful in Manner [Book review]

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Simone Oettli-van Delden. Sleeps Standing Moetū by Witi Ihimaera with Hēmi Kelly (Vintage, 2017), 221 pp., $35. This book defies simple definition. Its inputs are multiple. Primarily it is a book about the Battle of Ōrākau, the final and decisive onslaught of the Waikato land wars, in which 300 Māori men, women and children are estimated to have fought with outstanding bravery against 1700 or m...

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April 1, 2018

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Simone Oettli-van Delden

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