In A Fishbone Church

Author : Catherine Chidgey
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0864733356

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In a Fishbone Church by Catherine Chidgey Pdf

When Clifford Stilton dies, his son Gene crams his carefully kept diaries into a hall cupboard - but Clifford's words have too much life in them to be ignored, and start to permeate his family's world. Clifford taught Gene about how to find rocks and fossils, and about how to kill birds and fish. Gene passes on a similar inheritance to his daughters, Bridget and Christina - they have their own ways of digging and discovering the past, keeping an account of life, watching out for the varieties of death that lie hidden. Etta their mother tells a very different story of her 1940s childhood. In a fishbone church spans continents and decades. From the Berlin rave scene to the Canterbury duck season, from the rural 1950s to the cosmopolitan present, these five vivid lives cohere in a deeply affecting and exhilarating novel. In a fishbone church, Catherine Chidgey's acclaimed debut, won the Hubert Church Award for Best First Book in the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, the Adam Award, the regional Commonwealth Prize for Best First Novel, and a Betty Trask Award in the UK, where it was also longlisted for the Orange Prize. First published in 1998, it has been a bestseller in New Zealand and has been published around the world.

Author : Catherine Chidgey
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781640092679

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The Wish Child by Catherine Chidgey Pdf

This internationally bestselling historical novel that "fans of The Book Thief will enjoy" follows two children and a mysterious narrator as they navigate the falsehoods and wreckage of WWII Germany (Publishers Weekly). Germany, 1939. As Germany’s hope for a glorious future begins to collapse, two children, Sieglinde and Erich, find temporary refuge in an abandoned theater amid the rubble of Berlin. Outside, white bedsheets hang from windows; all over the city, people are talking of surrender. The days Sieglinde and Erich spend together will shape the rest of their lives. Watching over them is the wish child, the enigmatic narrator of their story. He sees what they see, he feels what they feel, yet his is a voice that comes from deep inside the ruins of a nation’s dream. Winner of the Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize at the Ockham New Zealand Awards “A remarkable book with a stunningly original twist.” —The Times (London)

Author : Clare West
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-04
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521140508

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Originals with Key by Clare West Pdf

Originals introduces intermediate-level students to a wide range of authors and encourages them to develop their English by reading for pleasure. The book contains extracts from classic and modern fiction and non-fiction, written in English by authors from many different countries. There are extracts from classic novels and short stories, spy and ghost stories, thrillers, war, fantasy novels, a biography and contemporary fiction. The texts has been carefully selected for the level so that intermediate students, and those preparing for the Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET), will be able to understand them with the help of the notes and exercises.

Author : Emily Perkins
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0864733682

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The Picnic Virgin by Emily Perkins Pdf

Author : Richard L Hasbany
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317823643

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Homosexuality and Religion by Richard L Hasbany Pdf

Here is a comprehensive historical overview of the recent discussion in the Judeo-Christian religions regarding homosexuality. Breaking new ground in the scholarship about Judeo-Christian religion and homosexuality, this wide-ranging volume features insightful new perspectives on the relationship between the church and homosexuals. Aimed at scholars, religious professionals, counselors, and therapists, Homosexuality and Religion provides valuable information on both historical and contemporary religious thought and life and homosexuality. Some of the provocative topics include gay and lesbian clergy, psychological/pastoral counseling for lesbians and gay men, and the church and homophobia.

Author : Catherine Chidgey
Publisher : Europa Editions
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781609456283

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Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey Pdf

This polyphonic novel of an S.S. officer, his ailing wife, and a concentration camp survivor “marks a vital turn in Holocaust literature” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Being appointed administrator of the Buchenwald work camp is a major advancement for SS Sturmbannführer Dietrich Hahn. But as the prison population begins to rise, his job becomes ever more consuming. His wife, Frau Greta Hahn, finds their new home even lovelier than their apartment in Munich. She enjoys life among the other officer’s wives, and the ease with which she can purchase nearly anything her heart desires. When Frau Hahn is forced into an unlikely alliance with one of Buchenwald’s prisoners, Dr. Lenard Weber, her naïve ignorance about what is going on so nearby is challenged. A decade earlier, Dr. Weber had invented a machine: the Sympathetic Vitaliser. At the time he believed that its subtle resonances might cure cancer. But does it really work? One way or another, it might yet save a life. A tour de force about the evils of obliviousness, Remote Sympathy compels us to question our continuing and willful ability to look the other way in a world that is once more in thrall to the idea that everything—even facts, truth and morals—is relative. Shortlisted for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

Author : Eugene Benson,L.W. Conolly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1950 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134468485

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Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English by Eugene Benson,L.W. Conolly Pdf

" ... Documents the history and development of [Post-colonial literatures in English, together with English and American literature] and includes original research relating to the literatures of some 50 countries and territories. In more than 1,600 entries written by more than 600 internationally recognized scholars, it explores the effect of the colonial and post-colonial experience on literatures in English worldwide.

Author : Catherine Chidgey
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0864734654

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The Transformation by Catherine Chidgey Pdf

Tampa, Florida, 1898: a frontier where the old world meets the new, and where miracles of transformation are possible. Dominating the town is the new Tampa Bay Hotel, with its tangle of Moorish minarets, cupolas and arches, its Byzantine domes and thirteen crescent moons, and its electric lighting designed by Edison. This fairy-tale castle anchored by the water's edge is a winter magnet for the best sorts of people - bankers and industrialists, stockbrokers and shipping merchants, attorneys and architects and celebrities who come form the big northern cities and from Europe. But the hotel does have one permanent year-round resident, a most exotic creature by the name of Monsieur Goulet III, wig-maker to the rich and glamorous, and indeed to any resident of Tampa whose desire for the transformations he creates is keen enough to meet his price. As the winter of 1898 nears its end, Goulet is entranced by the head of hair belonging to the young widow Marion Unger. But the raw material he needs to complete his greatest masterpiece is hard to come by, so he drives his gifted night-scavenger - a teenage cigar-maker who is a refugee from the war in Cuba - to increasingly extreme efforts. As these three unlikely accomplices become ever more tightly entwined, the secret depths of Goulet's nature rise to the surface, leading to an electrifying conclusion.

Author : Susan Leckey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135356316

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The Europa Directory of Literary Awards and Prizes by Susan Leckey Pdf

A complete guide to the major awards and prizes of the literary world. * An invaluable source of information on awards and prizes world-wide * Covers over 1,000 awards and prizes * Comprehensive background information on each award * Extensive contact details. Contents * Includes internationally awarded prizes along with prestigious national awards * Subject areas covered include adult and children's fiction, non-fiction, poetry, lifetime's achievement, translation and drama * Information is provided on the history of each award, its purpose, what is awarded, how often the prize is awarded, eligibility and restrictions, the awarding organization and the most recent recipients * Full contact details of the awarding organization are provided, including main contact name, postal address, e-mail and Internet address, telephone and fax numbers * Fully indexed by keyword, awarding organization and award by subject.

Author : Janine Hayward,Richard Shaw
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442274396

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Historical Dictionary of New Zealand by Janine Hayward,Richard Shaw Pdf

Diverse elements have created New Zealand’s distinctive political and social culture. First is New Zealand’s journey as a colony, and the various impacts this had on settler and Maori society. The second theme is the quest for what one prominent historian has labelled ‘national obsessions’ – equality and security, both individual and collective. The third, and more recent, theme is New Zealand’s emergence as a nation with a unique identity. New Zealand’s small geographic size and relative isolation from other societies, the dominant influence of British culture, the resurgence of Maori language and culture, the endemic instability of an economy based on a narrow range of pastoral products, and the dominance of the state in the lives of its people, all help to explain much of the present-day New Zealand psyche. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of New Zealand contains a chronology, an introduction, appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 800 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about New Zealand.

Author : Jane Stafford,Mark Williams
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 2218 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781775581666

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The Auckland University Press Anthology of New Zealand Literature by Jane Stafford,Mark Williams Pdf

From the earliest records of exploration and encounter to the globalized, multicultural present, this compilation features New Zealand's major writing, from Polynesian mythology to the Yates' Garden Guide, from Allen Curnow to Alice Tawhai, and from Wiremu Te Rangikaheke's letters to Katherine Mansfield's notebooks. Including fiction, nonfiction, letters, speeches, novels, stories, comics, and songs, this imaginative selection provides new paths into New Zealand writing and culture.

Author : Paul Callaghan,Paul T. Callaghan,Bill Manhire
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0864735146

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Are Angels OK? by Paul Callaghan,Paul T. Callaghan,Bill Manhire Pdf

Ten New Zealand writers respond to physics, with short stories, poetry, essays and a comic.

Author : Bill Manhire
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0864733186

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Mutes & Earthquakes by Bill Manhire Pdf

An anthology of writing from 70 writers who have been involved with the editor's writing course. Contributions are included from many of the most well-known contemporary writers, along with essays on creative writing, and Manhire's own introduction, exercises, and notes. Brief biographical notes are given for most of the writers.

Author : Damien Wilkins
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0864735154

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Great Sporting Moments by Damien Wilkins Pdf

Anthology of fiction, poetry and essays on non-sporting themes.

Author : Anna Jackson,Jane Stafford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132779823

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Floating Worlds by Anna Jackson,Jane Stafford Pdf

"The ground-breaking New Zealand fiction of the last fifteen years has not attracted critical commentary beyond initial reviews, despite its success with readers both local and international, and despite its attracting major awards both local and international. Floating Worlds contains stimulating and insightful essays on eight of the best novels of recent years. These are novels in which there is no longer one authoritative way to tell a story. In contrast to Allen Curnows stricture that New Zealand writers should conform to the disciplines of an uncompromising fidelity to experience, of an unqualified responsibility to the truths of themselves, in this place and that time, these novels invite us into what Paula Morris calls a floating world, where identities are negotiable and performative. Floating Worlds illuminates the distinctive ways in which contemporary New Zealand writing approaches the relationship between the real and the imaginary, and the different kinds of challenging, edgy authenticities that operate in the space between them: the familiar and the foreign; the copy and the original; the fake and the genuine; the intention and the act, including the act of writing."--Publisher's website.