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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. Learn more about Gee’s life and career.
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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 ...
Maurice Gee was once described by Britain’s Sunday Times as ‘one of the finest writers at work, not only in New Zealand…but in the English-speaking world.’ 1. Maurice Gee, 1960. Marti Friedlander. Courtesy NZ Book Council. Born in Whakatane in 1931, Gee was the middle son of three boys.
Jul 3, 1993 · July 3, 1993. With his prize-winning fifth novel, Plumb, Maurice Gee became one of New Zealand's premier writers. Now his 10th novel, Going West, is attracting fresh critical and popular acclaim, both here and in Britain. Maurice Gee talked to Andrew Johnston about Going West, about living as a writer, and about Wellington.
Gee became a full-time writer in the mid 70s, as he got busy on Plumb — based partly on his extraordinary grandfather — and released his short story collection, A Glorious Morning, Comrade (since then novels have been his preference).
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.
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Gee began writing at university, and had short stories published in New Zealand journals Landfall and Mate. After finishing his MA he taught in the secondary department of Paeroa District High School for about 18 months, starting in February 1955, but resigned in July 1956 to focus on his writing.
