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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards おっかむ・にゅーじーらんど・ぶっく・あわーず

Edition 7 (2002)

Fiction (Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction)General non-fictionIllustrated non-fictionPoetry (Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry)Te Mūrau o te Tuhi – Māori Language AwardBest First Book awards (各部門)

Winners

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Craig Marriner くれいぐ・まりなー Winner

This debut novel follows a group of Rotorua young men as they move between drugs, violence, friendship, and self-destructive impulses. Its raw style and dark humor capture the frustration and confinement of life on the margins.

A fierce debut that uses a fast-moving voice to trace reckless escalation and a bond that keeps fraying.

375 pages
violencedrugsalienationyouth culture