{"product_id":"tangi-witi-ihimaera","title":"Tangi - Witi Ihimaera","description":"\u003cdiv data-delay=\"0\" data-animation=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-padding-pos=\"left\" class=\"vc_col-sm-8 bookpage-textblock wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-5-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc_column-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  bookpage-teaser\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 50th anniversary edition of this award-winning debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst released 50 years ago,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTangi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas Witi Ihimaera’s debut novel and the first to be published by a Māori author. A landmark literary event, it went on to win the James Wattie Book of the Year Award. He was just 29 years old at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centre of the novel is the story of a father and son set within a three-day tangihanga. Those who love\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePounamu Pounamu\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewill immediately recognise that already present are the hallmarks of classic Ihimaera storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevisiting the text for this special anniversary edition, Witi has added richer details and developed the nascent themes that have continued to preoccupy him over a lifetime of writing. Return with him to where it all began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43599269953690,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/tangi.jpg?v=1685152260","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/tangi-witi-ihimaera","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}