Roosters I Have Known

by Steve Braunias

Overview

Well crafted and piercingly insightful, this collection of Steve Braunias’s 2007 interviews of New Zealand's famous and infamous—both publicity-seekers and those desperate to hide from the spotlight—is a humorous and biting survey of the national psyche. Ranging from the disturbingly naïve to the gloriously vain, from food critics to politicians, these profiles are uniquely New Zealand focused.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781877551253
Publisher:	Awa Press
Publication date:	04/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	236 KB

About the Author

Steve Braunias is a writer and columnist who has won numerous national journalism awards. His book How to Watch a Bird was selected as one of the best books of 2007 by The Dominion Post, The Listener, and North & South.

Editorial Reviews

"This isn’t any ordinary collection of interviews. A Braunias interview goes for the jugular, takes a cup of tea, discusses the kids and the dog, then attacks once more . . . good reading . . . the humour is rich, complex, black and ruthless." —Judith Moore, Daily Post



"Small but perfectly formed . . . Classic Steve Braunias—provocative, literate, disrespectful and eminently readable . . . The result is some of the best writing you will read this winter." —Christopher Moore, The Press



"It is great fun and, typical of Awa Press's publishing, it is both small and perfectly formed." —Graham Beattie, beattie’s book blog



"Flirting dangerously close to relevancy, Roosters I Have Known collects these gems into a funny, touching and smart little package, well worth the asking price. Recommended." —Sam Finnemore, Craccum

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