Hulme spent many years working on the novel, but was unable to find a mainstream publisher who was willing to accept the book without significant editing it was eventually published by the small all-women collective of Spiral. The novel has polarised critics and readers, with some praising the novel for its power and originality, while others have criticised Hulme's writing style and portrayals of violence. Māori and Pākehā (New Zealand European) culture, myths and language are blended through the novel. Over the course of the novel the trio develop a tentative relationship, are driven apart by violence, and reunite. Set on the coast of the South Island of New Zealand, the novel focuses on three characters, all of whom are isolated in different ways: a reclusive artist, a mute child, and the child's foster father. The Bone People, styled by the writer and in some editions as the bone people, is a 1984 novel by New Zealand writer Keri Hulme.
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