The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke Tina Makereti

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Summary

A powerful historical novel telling the story of the orphaned son of a Maori chief who ends up exhibited as a curiosity in Victorian London. Loosely based on a true story.

The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke Summary

The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke by Tina Makereti

James Poneke is a young Maori orphan, raised by missionaries, with a burning desire to travel and explore the world. When an English artist on a tour of New Zealand invites James to return home with him, the boy eagerly accepts and agrees to become a living exhibit at the artist's London show. By day, James dresses in full tribal outfit, being stared at, prodded and examined by paying visitors. By night, he is free to explore the city, but anything can happen to a young New Zealander on the savage streets of Victorian London and James is unprepared for the wonders, dangers and unearthed secrets that await. The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke is an unforgettable work of historical fiction in the spirit of Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry.

The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke Reviews

`The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke is many things: part unsparing colonial reckoning; part fraught coming-of-age memoir; part PT Barnum-inflected tale of spectacle, showmanship and the picaresque' - NZ Listener, `Suggestive and thoughtful as well as being a very compelling story' - Louise O'Brien, Radio New Zealand, `Like her previous Where the Rekohu Bone Sings, this novel relies on scrupulous research. It, too, revives the dry bones of history and turns it into a living and fascinating story' - Sunday Star-Times, `Tina Makereti explores questions of identity, cultural collisions and Victorian attitudes to race, colonialism and prejudice... Fascinating reading' - Australian Woman's Weekly

About Tina Makereti

Tina Makereti's first collection of stories, Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa, won the inaugural Fiction Award at Nga Kupu Ora, the Maori Book Awards, in 2011. Her debut novel, Where the Rekohu Bone Sings, won the same award in 2014, and was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award.

Additional information

Sku

GOR010151270

ISBN 13

9781785631528

ISBN 10

1785631527

Title

The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke by Tina Makereti

Author

Tina Makereti

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Eye Books

Year published

20190719

Number of pages

256

Prizes

Commended for International Dublin Literary Award 2020 Commended for Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2019 Short-listed for New Zealand Heritage Book Awards 2019

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins