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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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Background and overview. Gee's grandfather James Chapple, the inspiration for the character George 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.
Jan 1, 1978 · Plumb by Maurice Gee tells the story of George Plumb, a clergyman, his wife Edie, and their family. Plumb, who is drawing toward the end of his life, recounts in the book his life and all its successes and failures.
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- Hardcover
- Maurice Gee
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...
George Plumb recalls the events of his life as a Presbyterian minister, later a free-thinker, pacifist and socialist, and of his marriage to Edie. He observes the effects of his strengths and frailties on his many children.
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...
- 1742287921, 9781742287928
- Maurice Gee
- Penguin Books Limited, 2010
Jul 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.
Jul 4, 2000 · Regarded as one of New Zealand’s finest novels, Plumb introduces us to the intolerant, irascible clergyman George Plumb: half saint, half monster, superhuman in his spiritual strength and destructive in his utter self-absorption.
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