Tauhou : a novel / Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall.
Tauhou : a novel / Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall.
By
:
Nuttall, Kōtuku Titihuia.
Publication Date
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2023
Publication Information
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Toronto : Anansi,
Physical Description
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204 p.
Subject Term
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Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Fiction.
Imaginary places -- Fiction.
Women -- Fiction.
Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
New Zealand -- Fiction.
Summary
:
Tauhou envisions a shared past between two Indigenous cultures, set on reimagined versions of Vancouver Island and Aotearoa that sit side by side in the ocean. Each chapter in this innovative hybrid novel is a fable, an autobiographical memory, a poem. A monster guards cultural objects in a museum, a woman uncovers her own grave, another woman remembers her estranged father. On rainforest beaches and grassy dunes, sisters and cousins contend with the ghosts of the past -- all the way back to when the first foreign ships arrived on their shores. In a testament to the resilience of Indigenous women, the two sides of this family, Coast Salish and MÕaori, must work together in understanding and forgiveness to heal that which has been forced upon them by colonialism. Tauhou is an ardent search for answers, for ways to live with truth. It is a longing for home, to return to the land and sea.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781487011697
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC NUT | Checked In |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) Melville | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC NUT | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC NUT | Checked In |
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC NUT | Checked In |