What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
『Once Were Warriors』の続編として、ジェイクが家族と暴力の記憶に向き合いながら、少しずつ責任ある生き方へ向かう姿を描く。マオリ共同体の緊張と再生を、硬質だが温かな視点で追う。
作品情報
傷の深さを抱えたまま、なお前へ進もうとする男の物語。
前作の破壊のあとに残るものを見つめ、ジェイクがどのように成熟していくかを静かに追う。個人の回復だけでなく、共同体の痛みと希望も同時に描く。
レビュー要約
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赦しと再生へ向かう緩やかな弧と、内面を追う語りを支持する声が多い一方、前作ほどの衝撃を求める読者には穏やかに映る。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Vintage
- 発売日
- 1997-06-05
- ページ数
- 216ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- ISBN-13
- 9781869413422
- ISBN-10
- 0099760819
- 価格
- 14530 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Literary
It is six years since Jake's daughter Grace hanged herself. His wife has left him, and his son was killed in a gangland fight. His only consolations are drink and his memories. His daughter Polly is determined to escape the violence that is destroying the Maoris. But can Jake redeem himself too?
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Excellent book that really gets into the effects of trauma, from all sides involved, that being the perpetrators, victims and bystanders. Lets you know what they are thinking and feeling. Also the text is written just as a New Zealander would speak, which adds to an interesting and more engrossing read. Check out this series you wont be disappointed.
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Really good read. I wanted to read these to know what happened to Jake Heke after the events of Once Were Warriors and this tells it. I would advise reading that first even if you have seen the film as its more complex and layered than the film and introduces some of the characters that feature in this one. I really recommend this as a great story, well told.
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I am a big fan of the "Once were Warriors" Trilogy. This is a very enjoyable book.
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Alan Duff paints a picture of NZ which I experienced when I practiced medicine there in Maori/Pacific island clinics. Read Once Were Warriors - first. It is always important to try to see a country in all its aspects and it is sad that NZ has never really significantly addressed the inequity that is prevalent - despite government claims to the contrary.
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Great just what I wanted thank you :)
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