In My Father's Den
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In My Father's Den is a 1972
novel
by New Zealand
author Maurice Gee
.
The novel was adapted to film in 2004, written and directed by Brad McGann
.
It follows Paul Prior, an English Teacher in Henderson (it is called Wadesville in the novel), a suburb of Auckland, after the brutal murder of his student and protege, Celia Inverarity. In coming to terms with Celia's death Paul must first address his past and the demons that lie within it.
The film adaptation follows a very similar storyline. It follows Paul Prior, a world-weary photographer who returns to central Otago
for his father's funeral. The appearance of Celia, who has connections with his past, prompts him to stay and he battles his past while discovering the truth about his childhood and the demons that lie within it.
1972 in literature
The year 1972 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Fiction:*Richard Adams - Watership Down*Jorge Amado - Teresa Batista Cansada da Guerra *Martin Amis - The Rachel Papers...
novel
Novel
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by New Zealand
New Zealand
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author Maurice Gee
Maurice Gee
Maurice Gee is a New Zealand novelist.-Awards and honors:Gee was awarded the 1978 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Plumb...
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The novel was adapted to film in 2004, written and directed by Brad McGann
Brad McGann
Brad McGann MNZM , was a New Zealand film director and screenwriter.McGann was born in New Zealand in 1964. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Otago and in 1988 completed a one-year post-graduate course at the Swinburne School of Film and Television in Melbourne...
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First edition
- In My Father's Den. London: Faber, 1972. Auckland: Oxford UP, 1978.
It follows Paul Prior, an English Teacher in Henderson (it is called Wadesville in the novel), a suburb of Auckland, after the brutal murder of his student and protege, Celia Inverarity. In coming to terms with Celia's death Paul must first address his past and the demons that lie within it.
The film adaptation follows a very similar storyline. It follows Paul Prior, a world-weary photographer who returns to central Otago
Otago
Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...
for his father's funeral. The appearance of Celia, who has connections with his past, prompts him to stay and he battles his past while discovering the truth about his childhood and the demons that lie within it.