 First edition cover | |
| Author | Witi Ihimaera |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Jay Laga'aia[1] |
| Illustrator | Bruce Potter |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel, children's fiction |
| Set in | Whangara, 1980s |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | New Zealand |
| Media type | Print: hardback |
| Pages | 122 |
| ISBN | 9780868636849 |
| OCLC | 1031551009 |
| 823.92 | |
| LC Class | PR9639.I5 W48 |
| Preceded by | The Matriarch |
| Followed by | Dear Miss Mansfield: a tribute to Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp |
The Whale Rider is a 1987 novel by New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera.[2][3] In 2002 it was adapted into a film, Whale Rider, directed by Niki Caro.[4]
- ^ "The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera Read by Jay Lagaaia | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "The Whale Rider: novel by Ihimaera". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Witi Ihimaera's The Whale Rider (1987)". Buried In Print. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Reinhardt, Nancy (6 May 2009). Analysis of Witi Ihimaeras 'The Whale Rider' on the Basis of Postcolonial Theory. GRIN Verlag. ISBN 9783640372164. Retrieved 6 May 2022 – via Google Books.