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Maurice Shadbolt, 1970s

Maurice Shadbolt, 1970s

Maurice Shadbolt is best known for his historical fiction, most notably his trilogy on the New Zealand wars: Season of the Jew (1985), Monday's warriors (1990) and The house of strife (1993). Shadbolt's first book was a collection of short stories, The New Zealanders (1959), and his first novel was Among the cinders (1965).

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Alastair Grant Collection
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Lydia Wevers, 'Fiction - New writers after the Second World War', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/41936/maurice-shadbolt-1970s (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Lydia Wevers, published 22 Oct 2014, updated 1 Aug 2015