Keri Hulme
New Zealand novelist
Died when: 74 years 293 days (897 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Keri Ann Ruhi Hulme (9 March 1947 – 27 December 2021) was a New Zealand novelist, poet and short-story writer.She also wrote under the pen name Kai Tainui.
Her novel The Bone People won the Booker Prize in 1985; she was the first New Zealander to win the award, and also the first writer to win the prize for their debut novel.
Hulme's writing explores themes of isolation, postcolonial and multicultural identity, and Maori, Celtic, and Norse mythology.
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