Bulibasha | |
Author | Witi Ihimaera |
Publication date | 1994 |
Published by | Raupo (Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd) |
ISBN | ISBN 978-0-14-025432-7 |
Publication Order | |
Preceded by The Whale Rider (1987) |
Followed by Nights in the Gardens of Spain (1995) |
Witi Ihimaera wrote Bulibasha while in Menton as the Katherine Mansfield Fellow in 1993.
Characters[]
This character list is incomplete. Main Characters
- Simeon Mahana, also known by the Maori transliteration of his name, Himiona.
- Tamihana Mahana, also known as Grandfather Tamihana and Bulibasha.
Mahana family
- Tamihana Mahana
- Ramona Mahana
- Matiu Mahana named for Matthew in the New Testament,
- Mohi Mahana
- Maaka Mahana named for Mark in the New Testament
- Ruka Mahana named for Luke in the new Testament, married to Aunt Dottie
- Hone Mahana named for John in the New Testament, married to Aunt Kate
- Ruth Mahana married to Uncle Albie
- Sarah Mahana married to Uncle Jack
- Haromi Mahana (Salome)
- Aperahama Mahana named for Abraham in the Old Testament
- Ihaka Mahana named for Isaac in the Old Testament
- Joshua Mahana married to Huria (Julia)
- Faith, Hope, Simeon and Glory Mahana
- Sephora Mahana
- Miriam Mahana
- Esther Mahana
- Matiu Mahana named for Matthew in the New Testament,
- Ihaka Mahana (Tamihana's brother, great uncle to Simeon)
Poata family
- Rupeni Poata
- Maata Poata
- Caesar Poata
- Poppaea Poata aka "The Brute"
- Poppy Poata
Others
- Zebediah Whatu, friend to Tamihana.
- Andrew Whatu, friend and 'cousin' to Simeon.
- Apirana Ngata, a real person in New Zealand history, written as part of the fictional world.
- Miss Zelda, Miss Daisy and Scott, Pakeha shopkeepers
- Pani, sheep shearer, suitor to Miriam although 6 years her junior.
- Miss Dalrymple, Simeon's teacher.
Plot Summary[]
Intertextuality[]
- Refers to many Biblical stories
- Shakespeare
- Greek mythology
- 1950s American pop culture
- Zelda, Daisy and Scott - names from F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
Themes[]
Quotes[]
See Also[]
Waituhi
References[]