Maurice Shadbolt

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Maurice Francis Richard Shadbolt (4 June 193210 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). A film version was released in 1983.
  • 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 5 children 4 from his 1st marriage to journalist, Gillian Heming: Sean,Brendan,Tui,Daniel and Brigid from his second marriage to Television Presenter, Barbara Magner. A cousin, Tim Shadbolt, is Mayor of Invercargill.

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