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Witi Ihimaera


(Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler)
New Zealand (b.1944)

Professor Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler DCNZM QSM, generally known as Witi Ihimaera, is a Professor of English and Distinguished Creative Fellow in Maori Literature at the University of Auckland. His latest book is Ask the Posts of the House (2007). He has edited eight anthologies of contemporary Maori literature, including Get On The Waka (2007) and recently completed a screenplay adaptation of his novel The Matriarch (1986). He lives in Auckland.
 
 
Series
Matriarch
   The Matriarch (1986)
   The Dream Swimmer (1997)
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Novels
   Tangi (1974)
   Whanau (1975)
   The Whale Rider (1988)
   Bulibasha (1994)
   Nights in the Gardens of Spain (1995)
   The Uncle's Story (2000)
   Woman Far Walking (2000)
   Sky Dancer (2004)
   Band of Angels (2005)
   The Rope of Man (2005)
   Ask the Posts of the House (2008)
   The Parihaka Woman (2011)
   Sleeps Standing (2017) (with Hemi Kelly)
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Collections
   Pounamu Pounamu (1970)
   New Net Goes Fishing (1977)
   Dear Miss Mansfield (1989)
   His Best Stories (2009)
   The Thrill of Falling (2012)
   Black Marks on the White Page (2017) (with Tina Makereti)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Anthologies edited
   Te Ao Marama (1996)
   Where's Waari? (2000)
   Auckland (2015)
   A Kind of Shelter (2023) (with Michelle Elvy)
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Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 


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