50th anniversary edition of Tangi

First released 50 years ago, Tangi was Witi Ihimaera’s debut novel and the first to be published by a Māori author. A landmark literary event, it went on to win the James Wattie Book of the Year Award. He was just 29 years old at the time.

Revisiting the text for this special anniversary edition, Witi has added richer details and developed the themes that have preoccupied him over a lifetime of writing.