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more Mau

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	==Annotations==		==Annotations==
	Maori folklore in New Zealand honours a demigod called Maui, who was spared death by drowning at sea at the whim of the sea gods. Educated by the sky-god, he is then returned to his people to lead and teach them.		Maori folklore in New Zealand honours a demigod called Maui, who was spared death by drowning at sea at the whim of the sea gods. Educated by the sky-god, he is then returned to his people to lead and teach them. Unfortunately, this appears to be the only Maui myth relevant to the Pratchett character Mau.<BR>
			There is, though, {{wp\|Mau Piailug\|Mau Piailug}} (1932-2010), a famous Micronesian navigator. It doesn't have to be a myth.
	Unfortunately, this appears to be the only Maui myth relevant to the Pratchett character Mau.

	==Adaptations==		==Adaptations==

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	Saturday 21st June 2008:-		Saturday 21st June 2008:-

	In the current edition of the Waterstones magazine, Books Quarterly no. 29 (For non-UK readers, Waterstones is a major British bookselling chain) there is an four-page feature where Terry Pratchett is interviewed by Neil Gaiman.		In the current edition of the Waterstones magazine, Books Quarterly no. 29 (For non-UK readers, Waterstones is a major British bookselling chain) there is an four-page feature where Terry Pratchett is interviewed by [[Neil Gaiman]].

	The interview contains this interesting snippet concerning the writing of '''''Nation''''':-		The interview contains this interesting snippet concerning the writing of '''''Nation''''':-

	''I spent the better part of a year working on "Nation", which is a non-Discworld children's book. It was a hell of a job because it wasn't Discworld and and it wasn't Johnny Maxwell. It wasn't something I have envisaged myself writing but it absolutely needed to be written and I had to learn the toolkit for it''		''I spent the better part of a year working on "Nation", which is a non-Discworld children's book. It was a hell of a job because it wasn't Discworld and and it wasn't [[Johnny Maxwell]]. It wasn't something I have envisaged myself writing but it absolutely needed to be written and I had to learn the toolkit for it''

	==Annotations==		==Annotations==
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	==Adaptations==		==Adaptations==
	~~Adapted into a~~ [[Theatre Adaptations\|stage-play]] by Mark Ravenhill.		===[[Theatre Adaptations\|Theatre]]===
			Adapted into a stage-play by Mark Ravenhill in 2009, a revised performance edition of the script was published by Heinemann in the same year.

	A [[~~Radio Adaptations~~\|~~radio play~~]] ~~was broadcast by BBC Radio 4~~.		===[[Fan Films\|Fan Film]]===
			The newspaper 'The Guardian' ran a competition for young fans of the novel to produce a short film based on an extract from the book, 2009.

	~~The newspaper 'The Guardian' ran a competion for young fans of the novel to produce a~~ [[~~Fan Films~~\|~~short film~~]] ~~based on an extract from the book~~.		===[[Radio Adaptations\|Radio]]===
			The novel was serialised in eight parts by BBC Radio 4, it was read by Matt Addis and broadcast in 2010.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	\|illustrator=		\|illustrator=Jonny Duddle
	\|date=11 Sep 2008		\|date=11 Sep 2008
	\|publisher=Doubleday		\|publisher=Doubleday
	\|isbn=0385613709		\|isbn=0385613709
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Jagra: /* Adaptations */

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Adaptations

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	A [[Radio Adaptations\|radio play]] was broadcast by BBC Radio 4.		A [[Radio Adaptations\|radio play]] was broadcast by BBC Radio 4.

			The newspaper 'The Guardian' ran a competion for young fans of the novel to produce a [[Fan Films\|short film]] based on an extract from the book.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	{{Book Data		{{Book Data
	\|title= Nation		\|title=Nation
	\|cover=		\|cover=[[File:Nation.jpg\|thumb\|240px\|Cover art by Jonny Duddle]]
	[[File:Nation.jpg\|thumb\|240px\|Cover art by Jonny Duddle]]
	\|coauthors=		\|coauthors=
	\|illustrator=		\|illustrator=
	\|date= 11 Sep 2008		\|date=11 Sep 2008
	\|publisher= Doubleday		\|publisher=Doubleday
	\|isbn=0385613709		\|isbn=0385613709
	\|pages=404		\|pages=404
	\|rrp=		\|rrp=
	\|series=		\|series=
	\|characters=[[Daphne]], [[Mau]]		\|characters=[[Daphne]], [[Mau]]
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	==Blurb==		==Blurb==
			Finding himself alone on a tropical island when everything and everyone he knows and loved has been washed away in a huge storm, [[Mau]] is the last surviving member of his nation. He's also completely alone - or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird and gives him a stick which can make fire. [[Daphne]], sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, almost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy. Thank goodness the powder was wet and the gun only produced a spark. She's certain her father, distant cousin of the Royal family, will come and rescue her but it seems, for now, all she has for company is the boy and the foul-mouthed ship's parrot. As it happens, they are not alone for long. Other survivors start to arrive to take refuge on the island they all call the Nation and then raiders accompanied by murderous mutineers from the Sweet Judy. Together, Mau and Daphne discover some remarkable things - including how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good thing - and start to forge a new Nation.

	Finding himself alone on a tropical island when everything and everyone he knows and loved has been washed away in a huge storm, Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. He's also completely alone - or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird and gives him a stick which can make fire. Daphne, sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, almost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy. Thank goodness the powder was wet and the gun only produced a spark. She's certain her father, distant cousin of the Royal family, will come and rescue her but it seems, for now, all she has for company is the boy and the foul-mouthed ship's parrot. As it happens, they are not alone for long. Other survivors start to arrive to take refuge on the island they all call the Nation and then raiders accompanied by murderous mutineers from the Sweet Judy. Together, Mau and Daphne discover some remarkable things - including how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good thing - and start to forge a new Nation.		As can be expected from [[Terry Pratchett]], the master story-teller, this new children's novel is both witty and wise, encompassing themes of death and history/memory, while being extremely funny. Mau's ancestors have something to teach us all. Mau just wishes they would shut up about it and let him get on with saving everyone's lives!

	As can be expected from Terry Pratchett, the master story-teller, this new children's novel is both witty and wise, encompassing themes of death and history/memory, while being extremely funny. Mau's ancestors have something to teach us all. Mau just wishes they would shut up about it and let him get on with saving everyone's lives!

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	*an Unknown Woman		*an Unknown Woman

	== Non-Human Characters ==		==Non-Human Characters==

	*The [[Parrot]]		*The [[Parrot]]
	*The [[Grandfather Birds]]		*The [[Grandfather Birds]]

	== Gods and God-like Entities ==		==Gods and God-like Entities==

	*[[Imo]]		*[[Imo]]
	*[[Locaha]]		*[[Locaha]]
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	*The [[Grandmothers]]		*The [[Grandmothers]]

	== Things and Concepts ==		==Things and Concepts==

	*The [[Sweet Judy]]		*The [[Sweet Judy]]
	*The [[Cutty Wren]]		*The [[Cutty Wren]]
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	*[[Russian influenza]]		*[[Russian influenza]]

	== Locations ==		==Locations==
	*[[Great Southern Pelagic Ocean]]		*[[Great Southern Pelagic Ocean]]
	**[[Mothering Sunday Islands]]		**[[Mothering Sunday Islands]]
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	==A word from the author==		==A word from the author==

	Saturday 21st June 2008:-		Saturday 21st June 2008:-

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	A [[Radio Adaptations\|radio play]] was broadcast by BBC Radio 4.		A [[Radio Adaptations\|radio play]] was broadcast by BBC Radio 4.

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	[[Category:Books by Terry Pratchett\|Nation]]		[[Category:Books by Terry Pratchett\|Nation]]

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