Harry Orsman (1928 – 2002) In his fine eulogy at Harry Orsman’s funeral, Stuart Johnston considered the meanings we might take from “character”. He unravelled the word so that it extended far beyond the way we usually use it, and…
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Amidst the bric-à-brac, Harvey McQueen
Writing a New Country: A collection of essays presented to E H McCormick in his 88th year James Ross, Linda Gill and Stuart McRae (eds), privately published, James Ross, 495 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland Of Pavlova, Poetry and Paradigms:…
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Tagged with: Christine Franzen, E H McCormick, Harry Orsman, Harvey McQueen, Issue 11, James Ross, Laurie Bauer, Linda Gill, Stuart McRae, Summer 1993, Victoria University Press
Posted in Essays, Literature, Review
Posted in Essays, Literature, Review
A wealth of incident and language, Harry Orsman
A Fence around the Cuckoo Ruth Park, Viking, $49.95 Ruth Park’s success has come as a surprise to many New Zealanders, and raises questions about how we regard our expatriate writers, or rather how we define them. She counts as…
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Tagged with: Autumn 1993, Harry Orsman, Issue 8, Ruth Park, Viking
Posted in Autobiography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Autobiography, Non-fiction, Review
Engaging antics while dusting the general store, Harry Orsman
Shame and Disgrace: A History of Lost Scandals in New Zealand Tony Simpson, Penguin Books, Auckland, 1992, $29.95 Open 7 Days: a celebration of the New Zealand general store Don Donovan, Random Century, Auckland, 1992, $34.95 Tony Simpson writes interesting social…
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Tagged with: Don Donovan, Harry Orsman, Penguin Books, Random Century, Tony Simpson
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology