The Bone People

The Bone People

The Bone People is a Booker Prize-winning 1984 novel by New Zealand author Keri Hulme. Hulme was turned down by many publishing houses before she found a small publishing house in New Zealand called Spiral. In 1985 Spiral collaborated with English publishing house Hodder & Stoughton. The title The Bone People draws parallels between Māori, who use bone extensively in art and tools, and the notion of the core or skeleton of a person: in the novel the characters are figuratively stripped to the bone. Also, in the novel, "E nga iwi o nga iwi" p. 395, translates to "O the bones of...
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quick facts
Author:Keri Hulme
Genre:Fiction, Mystery
Year published:1984
Number of editions:11

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
1985 Man Booker Prize
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YearAward Nomination
1985 Man Booker Prize
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Author of The Bone People

Keri Hulme
Keri Hulme
Age:65
Birthplace:Christchurch

Keri Hulme is a New Zealand writer. Her only novel, The Bone People, won the Booker Prize in 1985. Hulme was born in Christchurch, in New Zealand's South Island. The daughter of a carpenter and a credit manager, she was the eldest of six children. Her parents were of English, Scottish, and...
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Additional works by Keri Hulme
Book
Unter dem Tagmond. Roman.
Der Windesser Te Kaihau. Erzählungen.
Lost possessions
Stonefish
The Windeater
The Silences Between
Homeplaces
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Literary Genres

Fiction
Fiction

Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but...
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Mystery
Mystery

Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term. 1.It is often used by Dime Mystery, which started out as an ordinary crime fiction magazine but switched...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which year was the book "The Bone People" first released?
  • A:
    The work debuted in February, 1984.
  • Q:
    How many pages is the book: "The Bone People"?
  • A:
    The work contains 450 pages.
  • Q:
    The work, "The Bone People" is of which category?
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    "The Bone People" is categorized in the area of: New Zealand
  • Q:
    "The Bone People" is in what genre?
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    The written work is classified as: Fiction and Mystery.

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