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David Munro has everything a man could want - a beautiful wife, two adoring daughters, a top academic position and a circle of devoted friends. But he also has another life, lived mainly at night and frequently in what he comes to know as 'The Gardens of Spain', the places where gay and bisexual men meet. Now he must choose which of these two lives to follow ...Now in its fourth edition, Nights in the Gardens of Spain takes us along the precarious divide between sexuality and social mores, exploring dilemmas of contemporary gay culture with anger, laughter, sensitivity and honesty. 'Ihimaera's best book yet.' -Evening Post
- Sales Rank: #2852722 in Books
- Published on: 1995-01-17
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 304 pages
About the Author
Witi Ihimaera was the first Maori to publish both a book of short stories and a novel, and since then has published many notable novels and collections of short stories. Described by Metro magazine as 'Part oracle, part memoralist,' and 'an inspired voice, weaving many stories together', Ihimaera has also written for stage and screen, edited books on the arts and culture, as well as published various works for children. His best-known novel is The Whale Rider, which was made into a hugely, internationally successful film in 2002. His novel Nights in the Garden of Spain was also made into a feature film, and was distributed internationally under the name of Kawa. The feature film White Lies was based on his novella Medicine Woman. And his novel Bulibasha, King of the Gypsies inspired the 2016 feature film Mahana. His first book, Pounamu, Pounamu, has not been out of print in the 40 years since publication. He has also had careers in diplomacy, teaching, theatre, opera, film and television. In 1993 Ihimaera spent a year in France on the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship. He has received numerous awards, including the Wattie Book of the Year Award and the Montana Book Award, the inaugural Star of Oceania Award, University of Hawaii 2009, a laureate award from the New Zealand Arts Foundation 2009, the
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
A stunning achievement for Witi Ihimaera
By SamJoJas
This is an excellent novel - very different from Whale Rider - a major departure from Witi Ihimaera's previous work. I enjoyed it immensely, though I found it painfully sad and harrowing in parts. For me personally, I could relate to the story well because it brought up memories and emotions from my own marriage breakup and also when my father left when I was a six year old child. I felt the author portrayed the emotions of every character superbly - in fact the story was so real I found it hard to believe that the book was a novel and not an autobiography. It offers a rare and somewhat voyeuristic glimpse into the private life of gay and bisexual men - be warned it is quite raunchy and this may put some people off. I know quite a few gay men and know what their lifestyles can be like, and I found the story to be very real, very honest and extremely well written. His portrayal of the children and the effects of the marital separation on them was just right on the button. This book made me cry, big time. It is an unusual story but in my experience, reflects just how life can be. Complex, unfair, imperfect, unfathomable ... and yet somehow we can survive and life can work out for us in the end.
Don't be put off by any bad reviews of this book - but again, be warned that it contains quite graphic accounts of gay sex.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
From Whale Rider to Male Rider!
By A Customer
I beg to differ from some of the comments below. This is not what I would call a particularly sweet book, and in fact those people who read this book based on their love of the movie "Whale Rider" (which is based on the Witi Ihimaera novel of the same name), may be in for a bit of a shock!
This is a novel about a married father "coming out" after years of playing straight (at least in public). It is pretty graphic both in its raw description of David's sexual encounters and in its rendering of his emotional turmoil. But to me the graphic sexual encounters were part of the point. We've got used to the "soap opera" depictions of gay men on our TV screens and movies, but there is more to the gay lifestyle than good fashion sense and being best buddies with straight women. The sex scenes in this book "lift the lid" on what goes on between the sheets (or in the steam room...) and in doing so give the reader an insight into the physical side of gay life.
But its not all about the sex, and there are powerful accounts of love David feels for his wife and children and the adjustments they, his friends and his parents have to make as he leaves what from the outside (and even from the inside) looked like a marriage with everything.
As always, Ihimaera's writing is strong. He is easy to read, and has a geat "ear" for dialogue. While David is clearly identified as a Maori male, this novel has less of a culteral theme than other Ihimaera novels I have read - at least in the ethnic sense. I guess you could say that it provides a pretty good insight to the gay "culture" in contemporary urban NZ.
While this book won't be for everyone, it is certainly a thought provoking and ultimately very powerful novel.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
"Nights in the Gardens of Spain" & "The Uncle's Story": two of my all time favorite novels.
By Daniel Gamboa
I'll go ahead and say it as I feel it: if I had died knowing I had not read this book, I would have regretted it. I experienced all kinds of strong emotions with this book, which is something I can say about very few books.
This is not a book about a hero; it is a book about a real person. It's not a book about meeting others' expectations but your own, as a whole person, in order to be who you really are; because by being who you really are, you will truly be happy, or at least be on your way to happiness.
David Munro is a Pakeha. He has the perfect life in the eyes of everyone around him, but what about in his own eyes? He can come off as a little selfish at times, but aren't other people's expectations based on their own selfishness at times, too?
"Nights in the Gardens of Spain" is a book about the life of a closeted gay man coming to terms with who he really is. It's also a book about an array of characters who show you what being gay is like for many.
Although there's a movie adaptation of it called "Kawa", the film and the book are almost two different things, so don't watch the film thinking "I'll watch the film first and if I like it, I'll go ahead and read the book". The movie is about being a gay Maori; this novel is about being a gay Pakeha. If you want to read a book about a gay Maori, read his superb novel "The Uncle's Story", which along with "Nights in the Garden's of Spain" have become two of my all time favorite novels.
I read the 2010 Raupo edition, which, in the author's own words, he rewrote in a less explicit manner. I am curious as to why he felt compelled to do so, but I loved this second version all the same. This is my third Witi Ihimaera book, and I cannot wait to read more of his novels.
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