Tauhou : a novel
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[Toronto, ON] : House of Anansi, 2023.
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204 pages ; 21 cm
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Published
[Toronto, ON] : House of Anansi, 2023.
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Book
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English

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"Dear grandmother, I am writing this song, over and over again, for you. I am a stranger in this place, he tauhou ahau, reintroducing myself to your land. Tauhou is an inventive exploration of Indigenous families, womanhood, and alternate post-colonial realities by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall, a writer of Māori and Coast Salish descent. This innovative hybrid novel envisions a shared past between two Indigenous cultures, set on reimagined versions of Vancouver Island and Aotearoa New Zealand that sit side by side in the ocean. Each chapter is a fable, an autobiographical memory, a poem. A monster guards cultural objects in a museum, a woman uncovers her own grave, another woman remembers her estranged father. On rainforest beaches and grassy dunes, sisters and cousins contend with the ghosts of the past — all the way back to when the first foreign ships arrived on their shores. In a testament to the resilience of Indigenous women, the two sides of this family, Coast Salish and Māori, must work together in understanding and forgiveness to heal that which has been forced upon them by colonialism. Tauhou is an ardent search for answers, for ways to live with truth. It is a longing for home, to return to the land and sea.
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First published:,New Zealand : Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2022.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Nuttall, K. T. (2023). Tauhou: a novel . House of Anansi.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Nuttall, Kōtuku Titihuia. 2023. Tauhou: A Novel. House of Anansi.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Nuttall, Kōtuku Titihuia. Tauhou: A Novel House of Anansi, 2023.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Nuttall, Kōtuku Titihuia. Tauhou: A Novel House of Anansi, 2023.

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