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Ghost dance

Ghost dance

Douglas Wright's autobiography, Ghost dance (2004),  is sometimes described as 'part memoir, part love story'. It describes, in a series of tableaux, his troubled youth and eventual rediscovery of an early passion for dance.

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Reference: Douglas Wright, Ghost dance. Auckland: Penguin, 2004

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Alex Calder, 'Non-fiction - Becoming at home', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/object/43303/ghost-dance (accessed 5 May 2024)

Story by Alex Calder, published 22 Oct 2014