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    The Great Outdoors: And other stories
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    The Great Outdoors: And other stories

    By John Carstensen

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    This highly original collection of stories is a rich, eclectic mix of genres and characters. The stories are immediately engaging and accessible but also deftly layered with symbolism, irony, pathos and humour. They are mostly quintessentially New Zealand stories, with keenly observed insights into NZ culture, both Māori and Pākehā (NZ European). The text includes some Māori language, and glossaries are included. Carstensen is well travelled, and a few stories in this collection are inspired by his experiences in Asian countries in which he has lived and worked. There are disturbing stories of child trafficking in China and Indonesia and modern-day slavery in Southeast Asia. Carstensen is a Christian writer, though not so much a writer of Christian stories, as his stories tend to be more worldly, carnal and gritty than would sit comfortably with many Christian readers. However, his writing does explore some challenging Christian themes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAustin Macauley Publishers
    Release dateSep 30, 2019
    ISBN9781528958936
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    The Great Outdoors: And other stories
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    John Carstensen

    Carstensen is a Danish-born Kiwi and has also lived in Canada as a child. He is an English teacher by profession and has worked mainly in New Zealand. He has also lived and worked in China and did stints in Scotland and Indonesian Borneo. He is writing fiction in his semi-retirement and has published short stories in various literary journals and competitions. Also, he disappears occasionally into New Zealand backblocks with a backpack and a fly rod.

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