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Maurice Gee, New Zealand novelist best known for his realistic evocations of New Zealand life and his fantastical tales for young adults. His most notable work is the Plumb trilogy, which examines the lives of three generations of a New Zealand family.
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Gee began writing Plumb in 1976, at age 45, after moving from Auckland to Nelson with his wife and family and earning a Literary Fund Scholarship that allowed him to begin writing full-time.
Jul 3, 1993 · The writing of Plumb, in 1976, marked Gee's plunge into the life of a full-time writer. “We had just moved from Auckland to Nelson. I got a Literary Fund Scholarship, I think it was worth $3000 or $4000, and we existed on that for a year. That enabled me to start writing full-time.
Maurice Gough Gee (born 22 August 1931) is a New Zealand novelist. He is one of New Zealand's most distinguished and prolific authors, having written over thirty novels for adults and children, and has won numerous awards both in New Zealand and overseas, including multiple top prizes at the New Zealand Book Awards, the James Tait Black ...
Jan 1, 2001 · Gee writes as George Plumb, an old man recalling his life, from ministry in the Presbyterian church to time in jail for sedition; from small towns in New Zealand to Berkeley, California; from the birth of his 12 children to the death of the love of his life, and wife, Edie.
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Born in Whakatane in 1931, Gee was the middle son of three boys. His father was a carpenter, his mother an aspiring writer. One of her stories was included, by Frank Sargeson, in an anthology of New Zealand writing. “But it was too late for her to write well. Her strength had gone on her family.
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For the next ten years, Gee learned to write—to find his writing voice, develop his style, and establish an audience. He published eleven stories between 1955 and 1961, the years leading up to his first published novel in 1962.
