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C. K. Stead
C. K. Stead returns to the poetry of Catullus.
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The third and final volume of C. K. Stead’s memoirs, from leaving the University of Auckland to write full-time until today.
Spanning three years in the life of the writer Katherine Mansfield during the First World War, this novel follows the ups and downs of her relationship with Jack Middleton Murry…
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Presents the story of Jesus as told by Judas. This book recalls friendship of Judas with Jesus; their schooling together; their families; the people who would go on to be…
Professor Harry Butler is obsessed with the Mind/Body problem. Unfortunately, this is not the least of his problems. Harry’s wife has turned his study into a sufi shrine where she…
The narrator of this novel once watched the white ships sail past Rangitoto Island and dreamed of a future beyond New Zealand. Now he wants only to recapture the past.
In this poignant new poetry collection, one of New Zealand's most significant voices reflects on home, on away, and on friends living and dead. 'I lead a life of quiet…
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A collection of 47 essays, lectures, reviews and articles covering a wide variety of topics, ranging from Yeats and Katherine Mansfield to Booker Prizewinners Peter Carey and Keri Hulme.
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C K Stead
In a virtuoso performance, C K Stead wonderfully illuminates 23 years of his time and his place.
C. K. Stead has always swum through literature, cultures, surroundings both physical and social, with a deft stroke. Completed in his eightieth year, The Yellow Buoy sees the poet firmly…
A beautiful new collection from this country's leading poet.
A new collection from New Zealand’s most distinguished living poet.
The second volume of C. K. Stead’s riveting memoir, taking us from graduate school to Smith’s Dream and the Springbok Tour.
A striking new collection of accessible yet elegant stories from literary giant and master craftsman CK Stead
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The first new collection of verse from this distinguished New Zealand writer for some years.
C.K. Stead
A survey of modern English poetry from the new tradition established by Yeats in the 1890s through to an influential reading of Eliot, and including a reassessment of the Georgians…
A survey of modern English poetry from the new tradition established by Yeats in the 1890s through to Eliot, including a reassessment of the Georgians and the influence of Pound.
