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Sleeps Standing/Moetu: A Story of the Battle of Orakau
Ihimaera, Witi
  • ISBN:
    9780143773887
    Paperback
    In Stock: 2
  • $30.00 
    		• Sleeps Standing/Moetu: A Story of the Battle of Orakau

    		Both fiction and fact, this fascinating book is a kaleidoscopic exploration of the Battle of Orakau.

    During three days in 1864, 300 Maori men, women and children fought an Imperial army and captured the imagination of the world. The battle marked the end of the Land Wars in the Waikato and resulted in vast tracts of land being confiscated for European settlement. Instead of following the usual standpoint of the victors, this book takes a Maori perspective. It is centred around Witi Ihimaera's moving novella, Sleeps Standing, which views the battle through the eyes of a 16-year-old boy named Moetu.

    Alongside the novella are non-fiction narratives from Maori eyewitnesses, together with images and a Maori translation by Hemi Kelly, further giving voice to and illuminating the people who tried to protect their culture and land.

    It is estimated that, at the height of the battle, 1700 immensely superior troops, well-armed and amply resourced, laid siege to the hastily constructed pa at Orakau. The defenders were heavily outnumbered with few supplies or weapons but, when told to submit, they replied-

    'E hoa, ka whawhai tonu matou, ake, ake, ake!'
    'Friend, I shall fight against you for ever, for ever!'

    Author: Ihimaera, Witi
    Publication date: 16/04/2019
    Imprint: Vintage New Zealand
    Pages: 224