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New Books: Winter/Spring 1997  

This book listing is supplied by Books Pasifika, specialist booksellers of Pacific Islands, Maori (Aotearoa/New Zealand) and New Zealand literature. 

 
Baxter, James K 
AUTUMN TESTAMENT 

Oxford University Press; Melbourne, 1997 ISBN/Code: 0195583868 NZ$ 39.95 hardcover  
James K Baxter (1926-1972) is New Zealand's best known poet and writer. To mark the 25th anniversary of Baxter's death, Paul Millar has prepared this special re-issue of Baxter's most famous collection. 
Beaglehole, Helen 
FAMILY ALBUM, THE 

Cape Catley; Picton, 1997 ISBN/Code: 090856158X NZ$ 16.95 softcover  
For older age groups, this novel, in a contemporary setting, is about daughter-mother relationships - and much more.
Bethell, Ursula; O'Sullivan, Vincent (editor) 
URSULA BETHELL: COLLECTED POEMS 

Victoria University Press; Wellington, 1997 ISBN/Code: 0864733070 NZ$ 24.95 160pp softcover  
This new edition of Bethell's Collected Poems contains a new introduction taking account of discoveries and insights from the last ten years. 
Bornholdt, Jenny 
MISS NEW ZEALAND 

Victoria University Press; Wellington 1997 ISBN/Code: 0864733231 NZ$ 27.95 128pp softcover  
Jenny Bornholdt is one of the most popular and widely read poets of her generation. Miss New Zealand is a selection of Bornholdt's poems which is being published at a critical point in her career. It will offer a new group of readers the chance to discover her, and will be treasured by those who already acknowledge her as one of new Zealand's finest poets. 
Browne, Betty 
WITH OUR BOYS IN VIETNAM 

Cloudy Bay Publishing; 1996 ISBN/Code: 0958348499 NZ$ 34.95 152pp softcover  
Shortly after arriving in South Vietnam in July of 1965,161 Battery RNZAF started receiving letters from Betty May. Who Bett May was, nobody knew. Her letters kept arriving at a ratio of one per week and continued for the six years the battery was on active service in Vietnam. This book contains the letters and poems written by Betty May. 
Bush, Rachel 
HUNGRY WOMAN, THE 

Victoria University Press; Wellington 1977 ISBN/Code: 0864733275 NZ$ 19.95 80pp softcover  
The Hungry Woman is a striking debut. It has impressive formal variety, with short prose sketches and extracts from a journal kept during the writing of the book. The writing is superbly natural and alive, and constantly attends to the fullness of the writer's life. 
Campbell, Meg 
BETTER PART, THE 

Hazard Press; Christchurch 1998 ISBN/Code: 1877161276 NZ$ 19.95 64pp softcover  
Meg Campbell's new collection of poems exhibits sureness of tone and sharpness of wit which are convincing and appealing. The Better Part is a fine all-round collection from one of New Zealand's most adept and engaging poets. 
Fletcher, Rodney 
BETRAYAL OF TRUST: A NOVEL 

David Bateman Ltd; Auckland, 1997 ISBN/Code: 1869533429 NZ$ 24.95 192pp softcover  
Drug-running, strip clubs, big business and politics - a heady cocktail for this thriller, set in the not-too-distant future. Will the damning evidence bring down the New Zealand government? 
Grant, A K 
PARODIES REGAINED 

Hazard Press; Christchurch 1997 ISBN/Code: 1877161233 NZ$ 14.95 48 softcover  
The poets parodied in this charming book are all writers A.K.Grant knew personally, in the sense that you always know a poet personally if you like his poetry, and you can't parody a poet properly unless you do like his poetry. 
Ireland, Kevin 
ANZAC DAY: SELECTED POEMS 

Hazard Press; Christchurch, 1997 ISBN/Code: 187716111X NZ$ 19.95 96pp softcover  
Spanning the years 1963-1967 this volume is, like Ireland himself, by turns amusing and unexpectedly profound, inventive and provocative. 
Landfall 192, Spring 1996
 University of Otago Press; Otago, 1996 ISBN/Code: 1877133191 NZ$ 21.95 184pp softcover 

A selection of fiction, poetry, and criticism which includes , and poetry from established writers such as Kevin Ireland. 
O'Sullivan, Vincent 
KATHERINE MANSFIELD: NEW ZEALAND STORIES 

Oxford University Press; Australia 1997 ISBN/Code: 0195583647 NZ$ 33.65 Hardcover  
This is the first time the stories of Katherine Mansfield set in New Zealand have been collected and published in the order in which she wrote them. Reading these stories in sequence and as a group, brings into focus the emphases that fall so differently from those in her English and European stories. In this volume Mansfield is seen with new clarity as a colonial writer, at the same time as she extends the boundaries of what the modern short fiction might achieve. 
Orio, Miguel 
FEATHER CHEST: THE 

Janus Publishing Company; UK 1997 ISBN/Code: 18577562593 NZ$ 55.00  
Astronmer Peter Darby travels from Arizona to New Zealand to observe Halley's Comet and to seek the grave of his father, killed with the US Marines on Okinawa.This is a love story with a few surprises along the way and touches upon a number of the issues of our times. 
Panny, Judith Dell 
TURNING THE EYE: SHORT STORIES OF PATRICIA GRACE 

Daphne Brassell & Associates; Wellington, 1997 ISBN/Code: 0909049084 NZ$ 24.95 84pp softcover  
A clear analysis of seven short stories by Patricia Grace. Selected for their diversity, readers are given insights into the lives and culture of the people of Aotearoa. They will also develop a greater understanding of the skill and discipline required by the short story as a literary form. 
Romanos, Joseph 
BLACK 

Hodder Moa Beckett; Auckland, 1997 ISBN/Code: 1869585747 NZ$ 24.95 softcover  
A controversial novel featuring an All Black team from its first training camp in Spring to the World Cup final. 
Simpson, Peter; Price, Chris (editors) 
LANDFALL 1947-1997: A NEW ZEALAND HALF CENTURY 

University of Otago Press; Dunedin 1997 ISBN/Code: 18771133388 NZ$ 49.95 270pp softcover  
This year is the fiftieth anniversary of New Zealands' most influential literary magazine. A rich selection has been made of covers, fiction, poetry, photographs, drawings, essays, reviews, letters and advertisements. The book provides a great many insights into our culture and the development of our literature and arts. 
Various 
BOOK AND PRINT IN NEW ZEALAND: A GUIDE TO PRINT CULTURE IN AOTEAROA 

Victoria University Press; Wellington, 1997 ISBN/Code: 0864733313 NZ$ 39.95 370pp softcover  
Explores the impact of book and print on New Zealand culture. Many expert contributors deal authoritatively with a large range of topics, from the effect of an imported print culture on Maori oral tradition to printing, publishing, bookselling, libraries, book buying and collecting, readers and reading. 
Vela, Florida 
CROATIA MINE 

Quoin Press Publishers; Christchurch, 1997 ISBN/Code: 187716304X NZ$ 24.95 288pp softcover  
From New Zealand to Washington and Croatia, this sweeping story of love, passion, dreams and destiny will have you laughing and crying to the very end.  
 
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