Monday, May 21, 2018

Ockham NZ Book Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction


Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds wins Ockham NZ Book Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction!



Last night Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds won the 2018 Ockham New Zealand Book Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction. Congratulations to authors Alison Jones and Kuni Kaa Jenkins!

Tuai tells the story of a young Ngare Raumati chief from the Bay of Islands, who travelled to England in 1817 – becoming one of the first Māori travellers in Europe.
But on returning to his Māori world in 1819, Tuai found there were difficult choices to be made. His plan to integrate new European knowledge and relationships into his Ngare Raumati community was to be challenged by the rapidly shifting politics of the Bay of Islands.

The Ockham Award judges said:

‘Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds presents an evocative picture of young Māori travelling to England; their encounters with people, illness and industry there, and their return home. Tuai is empathetically written, providing the reader a window into a contested time of meeting, conversion and enterprise. The text and illustrations work in concert, presenting a rounded and rich experience for the reader, enhancing the breadth and depth of the research explored within. Key moments are presented so richly that they envelop and captivate the imagination. The care the authors have given these histories, acknowledging the autonomy that mātauranga Māori has in wider Aotearoa historical narratives, is striking, and we need more of it.’

We're putting together our BWB Winter Series programme, with exciting talks around the country – keep an eye on our emails and social media for details. First event is on 28 May with Martin Edmond in Wellington!

Bridget Williams Books 
 
Published by Bridget Williams Books July 2017| RRP: $45.00
ISBN: 9780947518806

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