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1. • • Long regarded as one of the finest novels ever written by a New Zealander, Maurice Gee's Plumb introduces us to the intolerant, irascible clergyman George Plumb, one of the most memorable characters in New Zealand literature &- half saint, half monster, superhuman in his spiritual strength and destructive in his utter self-absorption.
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   Who is George Plumb in Maurice Gee's Plumb?

   • Long regarded as one of the finest novels ever written by a New Zealander, Maurice Gee's Plumb introduces us to the intolerant, irascible clergyman George Plumb, one of the most memorable characters in New Zealand literature &- half saint, half monster, superhuman in his spiritual strength and destructive in his utter self-absorption.

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   Who wrote the plumb trilogy?

   • The Plumb trilogy is a series of three novels written by New Zealand author Maurice Gee: Plumb (1978), Meg (1981), and Sole Survivor (1983).

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   Who is Raymond sole & Duggie Plumb?

   • The third novel is about Meg's son, Raymond Sole, a journalist, and his relationship with his cousin Duggie Plumb, a corrupt politician. The trilogy is largely set in Henderson, in West Auckland, where Gee grew up.

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   How old was Gee when he started writing Plumb?

   • 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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   When was plumb published?

   • Plumb was published in London by Faber and Faber in 1978, and in Auckland by Oxford University Press in 1979. Contemporary reviews were positive. David Dowling, writing in the New Zealand literary journal Landfall, called it a "fine novel, Gee's best so far", and felt it signalled "a new maturity in New Zealand fiction".

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   Is Plumb a good book?

   • Plumb is considered one of the best novels ever written in New Zealand. It won the 1978 James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the UK, and the top prize for fiction at both the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards and the New Zealand Book Awards in 1979. The series continues to be widely read in New Zealand.

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   The Plumb trilogy is a series of three novels written by New Zealand author Maurice Gee: Plumb (1978), [1] Meg (1981), [2] and Sole Survivor (1983). [3]

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   Aug 6, 2024 · [Plumb] is narrated in the first person and tells the story of George Plumb, lawyer, parson and ex-parson who places conscience before career and suffers an unhappy life. Gee discloses that...

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   Mar 1, 2010 · Long regarded as one of the finest novels ever written by a New Zealander, Maurice Gee's Plumb introduces us to the intolerant, irascible clergyman George Plumb, one of the most memorable...

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   • ISBN: 1742287921, 9781742287928

   • Author: Maurice Gee
   • Publisher: Penguin Books Limited, 2010

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   Long regarded as one of the finest novels ever written by a New Zealander, Maurice Gee's Plumb introduces us to the intolerant, irascible clergyman George Plumb, one of the most memorable characters in New Zealand literature half saint, half monster, superhuman in his spiritual strength and destructive in his utter self-absorption.

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   Plumb. by Maurice Gee. 3.89 · 478 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 1978 · 11 editions. Long regarded as one of the finest novels ever wri…. Want to Read.

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   Jul 24, 2013 · The Trilogy brings together the three novels Plumb, Meg and Sole Survivor to set up a family saga unrivalled by anything in New Zealand literature.In Plumb, Gee introduces us to the intolerant, irascible clergyman George Plumb. It won the New Zealand Fiction Award and the Wattie Book of the Year Award.