{"title":"Roger Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoger Robinson's works explore the intersection of arts and culture with vivid poetic insight and profound reflection. His writing, often marked by deep emotional resonance, invites readers to engage with themes of memory, identity, and societal change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom evocative poetry collections like \u003cem\u003eHaunted by Erewhon\u003c\/em\u003e to contemplative essays, Robinson's voice offers a compelling journey through contemporary experiences shaped by history and heritage, enriching the reader's understanding of cultural landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"haunted-by-erewhon-by-roger-robinson-9781067091026","title":"Haunted by Erewhon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSamuel Butler, born in England, lived in Canterbury, New Zealand, from 1860 to 1864. He became a notable explorer and successful sheep farmer in a part of the Southern Alps now renowned for its use in the \u003cem\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e. His satiric fiction \u003cem\u003eErewhon\u003c\/em\u003e and his autobiographical novel \u003cem\u003eThe Way of All Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e are classics of literature in English, included in many lists of great books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSamuel Butler — radical thinker, explorer, satirist — wrote \u003cem\u003eErewhon\u003c\/em\u003e, the first great New Zealand book. Drawing on research and on Butler’s own words, Roger Robinson reconstructs the missing story of Butler’s time in New Zealand; the formative years that shaped his mind, his art, and his vision of the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this bold ‘co-authored autobiography’, Butler speaks again in his own vivid, witty and subversive voice. We see him as settler and sheep-farmer, mountaineer and journalist, philosopher and lover, wrestling with Darwin’s ideas, with faith and doubt, and with the haunting beauty of South Canterbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHaunted by Erewhon\u003c\/em\u003e restores Butler to his rightful place as a New Zealand writer of global importance. It is an inventive, passionate work of scholarship and imagination — the untold story of how a young emigrant in the 1860s created one of the world’s most visionary books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650110374124,"sku":"9781067091026","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781067091026-haunted-by-erewhon.jpg?v=1779313960"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/roger-robinson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}