Maurice Gee
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Maurice Gee is a New Zealand
novelist.
for his novel Plumb. He is an Honorary Associate of the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists
.
, a location that frequently features in his writing. He completed BA and MA degrees at the University of Auckland
, which subsequently recognised him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998, and an honorary Doctor of Literature in 2004. He is currently married and has three children, one of whom is also a writer, Emily Gee.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
novelist.
Awards and honors
Gee was awarded the 1978 James Tait Black Memorial PrizeJames Tait Black Memorial Prize
Founded in 1919, the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are among the oldest and most prestigious book prizes awarded for literature written in the English language and are Britain's oldest literary awards...
for his novel Plumb. He is an Honorary Associate of the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists
New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists
New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists is an organisation, established in 1927 in New Zealand for the promotion of rationalism and secular humanism.The principal aims are stated as:...
.
Early life and career
Gee was brought up in Henderson, a suburb of AucklandAuckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, a location that frequently features in his writing. He completed BA and MA degrees at the University of Auckland
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
, which subsequently recognised him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998, and an honorary Doctor of Literature in 2004. He is currently married and has three children, one of whom is also a writer, Emily Gee.
Novels
- The Big Season. London: Hutchinson, 1962. London: Arrow, 1964. Wellington: Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- A Special Flower. London: Hutchinson, 1965.
- In My Father's DenIn My Father's DenIn 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.-First edition:*In My Father's Den. London: Faber, 1972...
. London: Faber, 1972. Auckland: Oxford UP, 1978. - A Glorious Morning, Comrade. Auckland: Auckland UP and Oxford UP, 1975.
- Games of Choice. London: Faber, 1976. Auckland: Oxford UP, 1978.
- Under the MountainUnder the MountainUnder the Mountain was an eight-part television series based on the novel of the same name written by Maurice Gee and produced by Television New Zealand and first transmitted in 1981...
. Wellington: Oxford UP, 1979. - The World Around the Corner. Wellington: Oxford UP, 1980.
- Plumb. London: Faber, 1981.
- Meg. London: Faber, 1981. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. Auckland: Penguin.
- The Halfmen of O. Auckland: Oxford UP, 1982. Harmondsworth: Puffin, 1986.
- Sole Survivor. London: Faber, 1983. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. Auckland: Penguin, 1983.
- The Priests of Ferris. Auckland: Oxford UP, 1984.
- Motherstone. Auckland: Oxford UP, 1985.
- The Fire-Raiser. Auckland: Puffin, 1986.
- Collected Stories. Auckland: Penguin, 1986. New York: Penguin, 1987.
- Prowlers. London and Boston: Faber, 1987.
- The Champion. Auckland : Puffin, 1989; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
- The Burning Boy. London : Faber, 1990, 1992; Auckland : Viking, 1990.
- Going West. Auckland : Viking, 1992; London: Faber, 1992; Auckland: Penguin, 2000.
- Crime Story.Auckland : Penguin Books, 1994; Auckland: Viking, 1994; London: Faber, 1995.
- The Fat Man. Auckland : Viking, 1995; Auckland: Puffin, 2000.
- Plumb Trilogy. Auckland: Penguin, 1995.
- Loving Ways. Auckland : Penguin, 1996.
- Live Bodies. Auckland : Penguin, 1998; London: Faber, 1998; Scheuring: Black Ink, 2002 (German edition).
- Orchard Street. Auckland : Viking, 1998.
- Hostel Girl. Auckland : Puffin, 1999.
- Ellie and the Shadow Man. Auckland: Penguin, 2001.
- The Scournful Moon. Auckland: Penguin, 2003.
- Blindsight. Auckland: Penguin, 2005
- Salt. Auckland: Puffin, 2007
- Gool. Auckland: Puffin, 2008
- Access Road. Auckland: Penguin, 2009
Short Stories: First Publication
- In at the Death. Kiwi (1955): 21-26.
- The Widow. LandfallLandfall (journal)Landfall is New Zealand's oldest extant literary journal. First published in 1947 by Caxton Press, under the editorship of Charles Brasch, it features new fiction and poetry, biographical and critical essays, cultural commentary, and reviews of books, art, film, drama and dance.Additionally, the...
9 (1955): 196-213. In GMC, CS. - Evening at Home. Arena 45 (1956): 23-24.
- The Quarry. Arena 46 (1957): 6-10, 13.
- A Sleeping Face. Landfall 11 (1957): 194-221. In GMC, CS.
- A Girl in Blue. Mate 2 (1958): 10-19.
- While the Flag was Up. Arena 50 (1958–59): 13-17, 28.
- The Losers. Landfall 13 (1959): 120-47. In Landfall Country: Work from Landfall, 1947-1961. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1962, 24-56. In New Zealand Short Stories, Second Series. Ed. C.K. Stead. London: Oxford UP, 1966, 255-95. In GMC, CS.
- Facade. Mate. 4 (1960): 26-33.
- Schooldays. Mate. December 1960: 2-11. In GMC, CS.
- The Champion. Landfall 20 (1966): 113-25. In GMC, CS.
- Down in the World. Landfall 21 (1967): 296-302. In GMC, CS.
- A Retired Life. Landfall 23 (1969): 101-16. In GMC, CS.
Adaptations
- 1982 New Zealand TV series titled Under the MountainUnder the MountainUnder the Mountain was an eight-part television series based on the novel of the same name written by Maurice Gee and produced by Television New Zealand and first transmitted in 1981...
- 2004 Movie, FractureFractureA fracture is the separation of an object or material into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress.The word fracture is often applied to bones of living creatures , or to crystals or crystalline materials, such as gemstones or metal...
. Directed by Larry ParrLarry Parr (director)Larry Parr is a New Zealand producer, writer and director of films and TV, He has been a major part of the New Zealand film industry since the 1970s when his first film Sleeping Dogs with Roger Donaldson) was released. Since then he has worked on many movies, producing Came a Hot Friday, writing...
. Based on Crime StoryCrime StoryCrime Story is a 1993 Hong Kong action crime film starring Jackie Chan and directed by Kirk Wong, who also stars in the film.Unlike nearly all of Chan's other films, which feature a combination of action and comedy, Crime Story is serious-minded and dramatic , with action scenes that are violent... - 2004 Movie, In My Father's DenIn My Father's DenIn 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.-First edition:*In My Father's Den. London: Faber, 1972...
. Directed by Brad McGannBrad McGannBrad 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... - 2009 Movie starring Sam Neill of Under the MountainUnder the MountainUnder the Mountain was an eight-part television series based on the novel of the same name written by Maurice Gee and produced by Television New Zealand and first transmitted in 1981...
- tbc Movie in development by Weta WorkshopWeta WorkshopWeta Workshop is a special effects and prop company based in Miramar, New Zealand, producing effects for television and film.Founded in 1987 by Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger as RT Effects, Weta Workshop has produced creatures and makeup effects for the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys...
of The Halfmen of O.
External links
- More information about Maurice Gee's life and works is available at New Zealand Book Council
- Academic essay with citations: Dickensian grotesque in Maurice Gee's "The Fat Man"