Book description
Jimmy understands all about belonging and not belonging. he sees
himself as part of both sides of the moon: 'kind of black man, sort of
nigger, in my own country, and kind of white, sort of The Man, by the
other half of me. I am torn, yet I am more whole since I am both . . .'
He is part of a fractured family, and it's only when he learns about his
forebear - a brave warrior who became an outcast from his tribe - that
he begins to understand the darker implications of his heritage. Alan
Duff was born in Rotorua in 1950. He has written novels, including Once
Were Warriors, One Night out Stealing, What Becomes of the Broken
Hearted?, Both Sides of the Moon, Szabad, Jake's Long Shadow, Dreamboat
Dad and Who Sings for Lu?, a novella (State Ward), several children's
books and a nummber of non-fiction works. Once Were Warriors won the Pen
Best First Book for Fiction Award and along with What Becomes of the
Broken Hearted? was made into an internationally acclaimed film.
