More Reasons to Move to New Zealand: A Literary Guide

View of the Whanganui River from along the Whanganui River Road.
Photo by Jacqui McGowan via Wikimedia Commons

New Zealand has always seemed like a cool place to me, never more so than now with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern presenting as a shining beacon of hope during this pandemic. Maybe it's time for me to explore the richness of New Zealand literature.

"Outside of New Zealand and “world literature” classrooms, New Zealand literature is not widely known. Aside from a few big-name writers of the earlier 20th century (think Katherine Mansfield) and a handful of international literary award winners (such as Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton), the average traveler to New Zealand is unlikely to have encountered very much New Zealand literature before they arrive. But travel to New Zealand provides an opportunity to learn about this lesser-known branch of global English literature."

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