Maurice Shadbolt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maurice Francis Richard Shadbolt (4 June 1932—10 October 2004) was a New Zealand writer. His most famous book is probably Season of the Jew (1987), which recounts the story of Te Kooti. His works include:

New Zealanders: a Sequence of Stories (1961).
The New Zealanders (1961).
Western Samoa: The Pacific's Newest Nation (1962).
Among the Cinders (1965).
New Zealand's Cook Islands: Paradise in Search of a Future (1967).
An Ear of the Dragon (1971).
Strangers and Journeys (1972).
New Zealand: Gift of the Sea (1974).
Danger Zone (1975).
Isles of the South Pacific (1975).
Love and legend: Some 20th century New Zealanders (1976).
The Shell Guide to New Zealand (1976).
Figures in Light: Selected Stories (1978).
The Lovelock Version (1981).
Season of the Jew (1987).
Guide to New Zealand (1988).
Voice of Galipoli (1989).
Monday's Warriors (1990).
Once on Chunuk Bair (1982), a play. A film version Chunuk Bair was released in 1991.
House of Strife (1993).
One of Ben's (1993).
This Summer's Dolphin (1995).
Summer Fires and Winter Country (1996).
Dove on the Water (1998).
A Touch of Clay (1998).
From the Edge of the Sky: A Memoir (1999).

In total, Shadbolt wrote 11 novels, four collections of short stories, two autobiographies, a war history, and a volume of journalism, as well as plays.

Shadbolt suffered from Alzheimer's disease from April 1997 onwards. He was survived by five children. A cousin, Tim Shadbolt, is Mayor of Invercargill.