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Maurice Gee: Life and Work
Rachel Barrowman
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Description for Maurice Gee: Life and Work
Hardcover. Maurice Gee is one of New Zealand's greatest fiction writers. His long literary career began in the 1950s and includes seventeen adult novels, thirteen novels for children, a short story collection, and screenplays for television and film. His work is loved by generations of readers and has earned him many awards. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 240 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1242.
Maurice Gee is one of New Zealand's greatest fiction writers. His long literary career began in the 1950s and includes seventeen adult novels, thirteen novels for children, a short story collection, and screenplays for television and film. His work is loved by generations of readers and has earned him many awards. In this revelatory new work, acclaimed biographer Rachel Barrowman interweaves the story of Gee's life with his fiction, illuminating the unassuming 'man in the grey cardy' alongside his unsettling stories. Immaculately researched, with full access to her subject and his records, Maurice Gee: Life and Work offers a fascinating ... Read more
Maurice Gee is one of New Zealand's greatest fiction writers. His long literary career began in the 1950s and includes seventeen adult novels, thirteen novels for children, a short story collection, and screenplays for television and film. His work is loved by generations of readers and has earned him many awards. In this revelatory new work, acclaimed biographer Rachel Barrowman interweaves the story of Gee's life with his fiction, illuminating the unassuming 'man in the grey cardy' alongside his unsettling stories. Immaculately researched, with full access to her subject and his records, Maurice Gee: Life and Work offers a fascinating ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Victoria University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
543
Place of Publication
, New Zealand
ISBN
9780864739926
SKU
V9780864739926
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Ref
99-3
About Rachel Barrowman
Rachel Barrowman is a biographer and historian. Her books include Mason: The Life of R.A.K. Mason, which won the 2004 Montana New Zealand Book Award for Biography and Memoir.
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