Hulme, hyoom, Keri (1947-...), is a New Zealand author best known for her first novel, The Bone People (1984). The work won the 1985 Booker Prize, the United Kingdom's highest literary award. Like much of Hulme's writing, The Bone People deals with the culture and language of New Zealand's Maori people and reflects the author's love of nature. Hulme closely identifies with the Maori people and takes great pride in being partly of Maori ancestry. The Bone People concentrates on three characters. One is a painter based on the author. The other two are a Maori factory worker and a mute boy washed ashore after a shipwreck.