{"product_id":"te-kaikaukau-the-swimmer-9781776712380","title":"Te Kaikaukau | the Swimmer","description":"\u003cp\u003eNovelist, memoirist and playwright Witi Ihimaera - author of Pounamu, Pounamuand The Whale Rider- decided, at the age of eighty, to dive back into the water and spend a year full time at Te Wānanga Takiura, immersing himself in his own language, in te reo Māori.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThis book tells the story of this kaikaukau, this swimmer, and his year i te ao o te reo - of sinking and floating; of loss and shame, connection and wairua; of fathers and teachers, kuia and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eA riveting and revealing memoir, Te Kaikaukau | The Swimmersparkles with whaikōrero and whakataukī and is written for all - Māori and Pākehā, fluent reo Māori speakers and those for whom the language is still a mystery, a dream, an aspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIt is the story of a Māori New Zealander reclaiming his voice, history and whakapapa in contemporary Aotearoa. Of becoming Witi Ihimaera Smiler and drawing closer to his desire to write a novel in te reo for his beloved father Tom and his tīpuna.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Witi Ihimaera Smiler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48952625430779,"sku":"9781776712380","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8176\/3067\/files\/Ihimaera_Smiler_Te_Kaikaukau__67997.jpg?v=1780819367","url":"https:\/\/aureliabooks.co.nz\/products\/te-kaikaukau-the-swimmer-9781776712380","provider":"Aurelia Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}