{"product_id":"9781776712380","title":"Te Kaikaukau | the Swimmer : I te Ao o te Reo","description":"\u003cp\u003eNovelist, memoirist and playwright Witi Ihimaera – author of Pounamu, Pounamu and 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. This 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. A riveting and revealing memoir, Te Kaikaukau | The Swimmer sparkles 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. It 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":"Auckland University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002392137807,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":1575.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/9174\/2287\/files\/9781776712380-1.jpg?v=1783042589","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/ja\/products\/9781776712380","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}