Unity Book Club: The Last Living Cannibal
Schedule
Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 08:10 am
UTC+13:00Location
57 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 | Wellington, WG
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About the book: Muru is not revenge. Muru is about balance. You put your hands on one of theirs and they had every right to take from you and yours whatever they meant to take, short of a life.
Aotearoa in the 1940s, and the Māori men of Taranaki have refused to join the Māori battalion because of the severity of their land confiscations. Koko is the oldest man in the village, a legend within his community - he's lived through the land wars, Parihaka, imprisonment in Dunedin, and they whisper of him as the Last Living Cannibal. Koko dotes on his grandson Blackie, who has lived with him ever since Blackie's mum left in troubling circumstances years earlier.
But the ghosts of the past are bound to come calling, and when they do, they come with muru in mind.
Richly set in Taranaki during the 1940s, The Last Living Cannibal is the epitome of a classic Aotearoa novel, from one of this generation's most promising writers
Melissa and Eden will be hosting our monthly book club to discuss some of the excellent recently released books.
In November we will be discussing The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa.
We have limited tickets available so grab a ticket sooner rather then later and tell your friends and whānau.
Drinks and snacks provided. If you have any specific allergies, let us know and send an email.
If you have any further queries send us an email to [email protected] and address it to Melissa.
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