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Published by Auckland University Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 186940419XISBN 13: 9781869404192
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 380 pages. 'There is no place in normal New Zealand society f or the man who is different', wrote William Harrison (Bill) Pears on. One of New Zealand's most distinguished fiction writers and s harpest critics, Pearson's life was also fraught with contradicti on and secrecy, largely because of his homosexuality. Born in Gre ymouth in 1922, he grew up in a society dominated by a rugged ide al of New Zealand manhood; not an easy childhood or adolescence f or an unusually sensitive boy who preferred intellectual pursuits to sports. He went to university and Dunedin Training College, t hen taught at Blackball School - a period from which he drew the material for his celebrated novel, Coal Flat. After serving in th e Second World War he received his PhD from the University of Lon don - where distance gave him a clear critical perspective on thi s country of 'fretful sleepers' - then returned to New Zealand as a scholar and lecturer, writer and editor. Bill Pearson's life i s emblematic of vital elements in twentieth-century New Zealand s ociety: intellectual culture, left-wing politics and the growing acceptance of homosexual identity and Maori and Pacific Island cu lture. Paul Millar has written a fascinating biography of a man s entenced by his times to a life of unwilling concealment - a man who yet became a courageous non-conformist, awake to the vulnerab ility of his society's freedoms.
Published by Auckland University Press 2010, 2010
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable.They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
Published by Auckland University Press 2010, 2010
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Softcover French flaps super octavo (near fine); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by Auckland University Press, 2010
Seller: Vintage Books of Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. xi 380p Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine With illustrations, an absorbing biography of the author of 'Coal Flat'.
Published by Auckland Univ Pr, 2010
ISBN 10: 186940419XISBN 13: 9781869404192
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 400 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Published by AUCKLAND UNIV PR, 2010
ISBN 10: 186940419XISBN 13: 9781869404192
Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, Germany
Book
Condition: Wie neu. Zustand: Wie neu | Seiten: 400 | Sprache: Englisch.