Tag: New Zealand
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Maori Literary History
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At the University of North Georgia Press, we are interested in enlightening our readers on the literary history of different nations. The Maori tribe of New Zealand’s literary beginning and growth is unique in that, since the beginning, the development has been slow. It was not until the seventies, that…
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“The Hobbit” Novel and Film Review
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In Middle Earth there lived a very small hobbit, who was destined for a very big adventure. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit in 1937. The novel is about the adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, and how he joins forces with a band of dwarves and the wizard Gandalf to…
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Frankfurt Guest of Honor
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Each year, the Frankfurt Book Fair has a special guest of honor which is a country or a region that is highlighted. In past years, this honor has gone to Latin America (1976), Italy(1988), Brazil(1994), Poland(2000), China(2009), and most recently Iceland(2011). This year’s guest of honor isNew Zealand. Why is…