Both Sides of the Moon
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Fiction & Literature, Historical
| Author: | Alan Duff | ISBN: | 9781869798772 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House New Zealand | Publication: | June 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | RHNZ Adult ebooks | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alan Duff |
| ISBN: | 9781869798772 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House New Zealand |
| Publication: | June 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | RHNZ Adult ebooks |
| Language: | English |
**A powerful novel by the author of Once Were Warriors about a half caste and his Maori warrior ancestor, cast out of his tribe.**Jimmy understands all about belonging and not belonging. he sees himself as part of both sides of the moon: 'Kind of black man, sort of nigger, in my own country, and kind of white, sort of The Man, by the other half of me. I am torn, yet I am more whole since I am both . . .'He is part of a fractured family, and it's only when he learns about his forebear - a brave warrior who became an outcast from his tribe - that he begins to understand the darker implications of his heritage.
**A powerful novel by the author of Once Were Warriors about a half caste and his Maori warrior ancestor, cast out of his tribe.**Jimmy understands all about belonging and not belonging. he sees himself as part of both sides of the moon: 'Kind of black man, sort of nigger, in my own country, and kind of white, sort of The Man, by the other half of me. I am torn, yet I am more whole since I am both . . .'He is part of a fractured family, and it's only when he learns about his forebear - a brave warrior who became an outcast from his tribe - that he begins to understand the darker implications of his heritage.
