MUSICA FICTA
Anne Kennedy

An enchanting and inventive fable from Anne Kennedy, the author of zoo Tradit-
ional Smiles, which reveals her as a major literary talent. She draws on Hildegard of
Bingen, Beethoven and Mozart, The Oxford Companion to Music, James Joyce—and
a rich comic sense—to create a remarkable and unusual novel. Interweaving strands
of narrative, brilliant wordplay, arcane knowledge and much more, it is a powerful
celebration of the arts of the imagination. $24.95

PIKI AKE! POEMS 1990-1992
Robert Sullivan

Robert Sullivan's last collection won the PEN Award for Best First Book of Poetry.
Pike Ake! shows the same vitality, range and disarming directness along with a
developing poise and sophistication. Two important sequences—one an account of
the reunion of his whanau in the Bay of Islands, the other captivating glimpses of
life in the Rare Books Room of the Auckland Public Library—make a stylish and
provocative contrast. $19.95

AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PRESS