Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Witi Ihimaera
Born: February 7, 1944 (age 81)
Bio: Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler, generally known as Witi Ihimaera, is a New Zealand author. He was the first published Māori novelist.
Known for:
- The Whale Rider (1987)
- Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies (1994)
- Pounamu, pounamu (1972)
- The Dream Swimmer (1997)
- The Parihaka Woman (2011)