In Maori mythology, Maori god Maui hooked the North Island out of the sea from his waka (canoe), the South Island. Surrounded by ocean and criss-crossed with rivers and lakes, is it any wonder that fishing features so heavily in New Zealand storytelling?
'Spinning a Line', is a collection of New Zealand short stories about fishing edited by New Zealand short story writer Owen Marshall. The anthology, includes 38 stories and poems by eminent Kiwi writers including Keri Hulme, Brian Turner, Patricia Grace, Kevin Ireland and James K Baxter.
'Spinning a Line' is available at all bookshops and published by Random House. For more information contact:
Random House
Phone +64 9 444 7197
Fax +64 9 444 7524
Email publicity@randomhouse.co.nz
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