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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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First Sentence edit
"...like our bullock, Jack. Bugger'll be on the old age pension before he's killed."
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1985 of 46 in Booker Prize Winners. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Hotel Du Lac, and followed by The Old Devils.
This book is in Penguin Classic Deluxe Edition Book Covers. (community list)
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- Keri Hulme (Author)
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Publication Date: 1979
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Page Count: 450
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- Man Booker Prize (1985)
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- Library of Congress: 2005272650
- Dewey: 823.914
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