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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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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.
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, 1978 · 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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Jul 3, 1993 · By Andrew Johnston. Evening Post (Wellington, New Zealand) 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.
He was little recognized outside of his native country until the publication of his novel Plumb, which won the 1978 James Tait Black Memorial Award. Gee's short stories are primarily byproducts of his novels, and today they rank among the finest stories in New Zealand literature.
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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. He had wanted to write a novel about his grandfather, controversial Presbyterian minister James Chapple, for many years.
