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Becky Manawatu
Becky Manawatu (Ngai Tahu, Ngati Mamoe, Waitaha) is a New Zealand…
DiscoverAuē in the New York Times
The New York Times has reviewed Auē by Becky Manawatu, calling it a “layered work [that] weaves a striking tapestry of fierce love and unflinching violence worthy of its poetic title”, in which “Manawatu excels at enriching her characters and story lines with heartbreaking detail.”
Read the full review here.
Aue
WINNER OF THE JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTION
WINNER OF THE MITOQ BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTION
WINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL
aue
(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,…
