Maurice Gee

Nacimiento : 1931-08-22, Whakatane, New Zealand

Historia

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Maurice Gee, born August 22, 1931 in Whakatane, New Zealand, is one of New Zealand's most distinguished novelists. He was awarded the 1978 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Plumb. Maurice Gee was brought up in Henderson, a suburb of Auckland and 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. He is an Honorary Associate of the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Gee,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Películas

Under the Mountain
Under the Mountain
Novel
Dos gemelos adolescentes descubren en un caserón abandonado unas misteriosas criaturas procedentes de los volcanes inactivos de Auckland. Guiados por el misterioso Sr. Jones y con la ayuda de su primo, los jóvenes deberán unir sus fuerzas para descubrir ese antiguo mal antes de que él les destruya a ellos.
El refugio de mi padre
El refugio de mi padre
Author
Cuando su padre muere, Paul Prior, un renombrado fotógrafo de guerra, regresa desde Europa a su casa, una aislada ciudad de Nueva Zelanda. Han pasado 17 años desde que se marchó. Su llegada sorprende a su hermano Andrew, que trabaja como cultivador de avestruces.
Undercover Gang
Undercover Gang
Novel
In 1915 four kids try to stop the arsonist who is terrifying their small New Zealand town, but no one believes them. Based on the novel by Maurice Gee.
Trespasses
Trespasses
Screenplay
A young woman searches for her identity by joining a "free love" hippie commune, against the wishes of her darkly possessive widowed father. The tensions of small town New Zealand and individual conflicts generated by intolerance and fear, unleashes forces of violence and betrayal.