Books by Keri Hulme
Born: 03/09/1947Keri Hulme Biography & Notes
Keri Hulme is a New Zealand writer, best known for her debut novel, The Bone People.
Hulme was born in Otautahi, near Christchurch, in New Zealand's South Island, the eldest of six children. They are of English, Scottish, and Maori descent. In 1967-68 Hulme attended the University of Canterbury. Throughout her career she has worked as a fisher, TV director, cook, and a writer. She was a writer in residence at Otago University in New Zealand in 1978, and in 1985 at the University of Canterbury.
Hulme has won many prestigious awards for her work including the "Maori Trust Fund Prize (for writing in English) 1977, Writing Bursary 1983, mini-Burns Fellowship 1977, shared Canty Writing fellowship 1985, Mobil Pegasus Award (for Maori literature), NZ Book Award (fiction) 1984; Booker-McConnell Prize 1985, Chianti Ruddino regional Award 1987"
Hulme was born in Otautahi, near Christchurch, in New Zealand's South Island, the eldest of six children. They are of English, Scottish, and Maori descent. In 1967-68 Hulme attended the University of Canterbury. Throughout her career she has worked as a fisher, TV director, cook, and a writer. She was a writer in residence at Otago University in New Zealand in 1978, and in 1985 at the University of Canterbury.
Hulme has won many prestigious awards for her work including the "Maori Trust Fund Prize (for writing in English) 1977, Writing Bursary 1983, mini-Burns Fellowship 1977, shared Canty Writing fellowship 1985, Mobil Pegasus Award (for Maori literature), NZ Book Award (fiction) 1984; Booker-McConnell Prize 1985, Chianti Ruddino regional Award 1987"
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The Bone People by Keri Hulme ( 1986)
Set in the harsh environment of the South Island beaches of New Zealand, this masterful story brings together three singular people in a trinity that reflects their country's varied heritage. Winner of the 1985 Booker-McConnell prize for fiction.
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Homeplaces Three Coasts of the South Island of New Zealand by Keri Hulme ( 1989) |
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Lost Possessions by Keri Hulme ( 1985) |
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The Silences Between Moeraki Conversations by Keri Hulme ( 1985) |
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Stonefish by Keri Hulme ( 2004) |
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Strands by Keri Hulme ( 1992) |
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Te Kaihau The Windeater by Keri Hulme ( 1986) |
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Te Kaihau/the Windeater by Keri Hulme ( 1987)
Stories deal with dreams, a woman who accidently injures her son, sheep herders, whales, violence, and family life.
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Te Whenua, Te Iwi The Land and the People by Keri Hulme, Jock Phillips, Stout Research Centre (Wellington, N.Z.) ( 1987) |
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