It was never about the glitz and glam(or), she just had stories to share. “It wasn’t really something that she discussed. “There were stories of her being this literary giant,” Hulme’s nephew Matthew Salmons told the New Zealand news website Stuff. Hulme took almost 20 years to produce her famous novel which drew on her indigenous Maori and Scottish heritage, weaving themes of personal and cultural isolation. Hulme expressly requested that the novel’s title be written entirely in lowercase. In the main picture, Hulme is seen with other members of the collective while holding an edition of her prize-winning novel. Note the lower case script for the title - the bone people. The novel was rejected by several publishers before being picked up by the obscure publisher Spiral, a New Zealand feminist collective. South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'.Booker Prize 2020: Scottish writer Douglas Stuart wins for debut novel Until recently, Maori writer Keri Hulme was the only New Zealand writer to have ever won the renowned Man Booker Prize.
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