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Historian Rachel
Barrowman's biography Mason:
the Life of R.A.K. Mason won the biography category of the
2004 Montana Book Awards and received a wealth of critical praise. Her
new book takes on another key literary figure in New Zealand. Maurice Gee: Life and Works is
the product of nearly ten years' research, and is the first major
biography of one of our most highly esteemed writers. In discussion with Bill Manhire,
Barrowman will shed light on Gee's influences, the work that went into
making the Plumb trilogy,
Prowlers
and other New Zealand classics, the process of writing a life, and why it
is that writers make such compelling subjects.
DATE: Monday
27 July
TIME: 12.15-1.15pm
VENUE: Te
Papa Marae, Level 4, Te Papa
(please note that no food may be taken onto the Te Papa
Marae)
Writers on Mondays is presented with the Museum of New
Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, National Poetry Day and Circa Theatre. This
series is open to the public and free of charge.
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