Author: Keri Hulme
Title: The Bone People
Description: Wellington, Spiral, 1983. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of the first New Zealand novel to win the Booker Prize. The first edition, first impression, with the author's name in a white band to the front wrap, and no eratta to the verso of the contents.'The Bone People' follows three isolated characters on the South Island of New Zealand. The trio, comprising of a reclusive artist, a mute child, and the child's foster father, find themselves connected in a tentative relationship. A moving novel, with both Māori and Pākehā culture, myths, and language throughout.Winner of the Booker Prize in 1985, a notable win for two reason, being the first New Zealand novel, and the first debut novel to win the prize. By Keri Hulme.Published by Spiral, a small all-women collective. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Wraps are lightly edge-worn and rubbed. Sunning to the wraps. A few light handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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