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Let us know. If not, help out and invite Maurice to Goodreads. About Maurice Gee: One of New Zealand’s most distinguished novelists, born in Whakatane, passed much of his childhood in the country town of Henderson (n...
- Books by Maurice Gee (Author of Under the Mountain) - Goodreads
Maurice Gee has 51 books on Goodreads with 15654 ratings....
- Books by Maurice Gee (Author of Under the Mountain) - Goodreads
Maurice Gee has 51 books on Goodreads with 15654 ratings. Maurice Gee’s most popular book is Under the Mountain.
Jul 9, 2015 · Maurice Gee: Life and Work explores the connections and paradoxes of a private man who has written his life into fiction. It is a compelling story of a life and a major contribution to New Zealand literary history.
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Gee, Maurice (1931– ), one of New Zealand’s most distinguished novelists, born in Whakatane, passed much of his childhood in the country town of Henderson (now contained by Auckland’s urban sprawl), and this background plays a major role in his fiction. Again and again his plots are set in Henderson, usually under another name, or other small towns...
Maurice Gee is a multiple award-winning novelist. A Glorious Morning, Comrade (1976), Plumb (1979), andThe Burning Boy (1991) each received prizes for Fiction at the New Zealand Book Awards in their corresponding years of publication. He has twice received the Esther Glen Award at the LIANZA Children's Book Awards, first in 1986 for Motherstone, an...
Watch our Going Westshort animated film based on Gee's classic bookChristchurch City Libraries interviewOct 19, 2024 · Maurice Gee: For me, the children’s books were more enjoyable to write, whereas the adult novels were more demanding in various ways (although I enjoyed writing them, too).
Dec 8, 2015 · Maurice Gee: Life and Work is a rarity — an authorised biography with no subject-strings attached. Gee simply told Barrowman to go and write it, before others less talented — less authorised — took it upon themselves to do so.
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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 ...
