Keri Hulme: Biography, Facts and Career
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Keri Ann Ruhi Hulme (9 March 1947 – 27 December 2021) was a New Zealand novelist, poet and short-story writer. She also wrote under the pen name Kai Tainui. Her novel The Bone People won the Booker Prize in 1985; she was the first New Zealander to win the award, and also the first writer to win the prize for a debut novel. Hulme's writing explores themes of isolation, postcolonial and multicultural identity, and Māori, Celtic, and Norse mythology.
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- Full name: Keri Hulme
- Born: 1947-03-09
- Nationality: New Zealand
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q263613
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Keri Ann Ruhi Hulme (9 March 1947 – 27 December 2021) was a New Zealand novelist, poet and short-story writer.
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Keri Hulme is New Zealand.
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Keri Hulme was born on 1947-03-09.
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