The Bone People
by Keri Hulme

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At once a mystery, a love story, and an ambitious exploration of the zone where Maori and European New Zealand meet, Booker Prize-winning novel The Bone People is a powerful and unsettling tale saturated with violence and Maori spirituality.
Man Booker Prize WinnerWidowersMaori (New Zealand people)Racially mixed peopleMute personsCommitment (Psychology)award:man_booker_prize=1985FictionBoysSocial isolationWomen paintersShipwrecks