Maurice Francis Richard Shadbolt (4 June 1932 – 10 October 2004) was a New Zealand writerRobinson and Wattie 1998 and occasional playwright.

Biography

Shadbolt was born in

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...

, and was the eldest of three children. He had a younger brother and sister, Peter and Julia. Shadbolt was educated at Te Kuiti High School, Avondale College and

Auckland University College , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn ...

. Shadbolt began writing for local West Auckland community newspapers. In the 1960s, he moved to Titirangi with his family, buying a house that overlooked Little Muddy Creek, where he spent the next 42 years writing. 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. He won the Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award for a short story three times: in 1963, 1967 and 1995. His first collection of short stories, ''The New Zealanders'', was published in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. His most famous book is probably ''

Season of the Jew ''Season of the Jew'' is an historical novel by Maurice Shadbolt, published in 1987. Set in mid-nineteenth-century New Zealand, it is a semi-fictionalized account of the story of the Māori leader Te Kooti, told from the perspective of one of ...

'' (1987), which recounts the story of Te Kooti. In the

1989 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1989 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries ...

, Shadbolt was appointed a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

,for services to literature. Shadbolt suffered from what was thought to be Alzheimer's disease, which during his autopsy was found to be Lewy body dementia. He died on 10 October 2004 in a Taumarunui rest home, surrounded by his children. Shadbolt had five children: Sean, Brendan and twins Tui and Daniel from his first marriage, to journalist and author Gillian Heming, and Brigid from his second marriage, to television presenter Barbara Magner. Shadbolt was also married to actress Bridget Armstrong. His cousin

Tim Shadbolt Sir Timothy Richard Shadbolt (born 19 February 1947) is a New Zealand politician. He was the Mayor of Invercargill and previously Mayor of Waitemata City. Early life Shadbolt was born in the Auckland suburb of Remuera in 1947. His father died ...

was Mayor of Invercargill for nearly 20 years until 2022.

Bibliography

His works were often published in the UK and United States as well as in New Zealand, sometimes in different years. Dates are for the first appearance. *''New Zealanders: a Sequence of Stories'' (1959). *''Western Samoa: The Pacific's Newest Nation'' (1962). *''Summer Fires and Winter Country'' (short stories, 1963). *''New Zealand: Gift of the Sea'' (1963, revised 1973). *''Among the Cinders'' (1965, revised 1984). A film version was released in 1983. *''The Presence of Music: Three Novellas'' (1967). *''New Zealand's Cook Islands: Paradise in Search of a Future'' (1967). *''The Shell Guide to New Zealand'' (1968, revised 1973). *''Isles of the South Pacific'' (1968). *''This Summer's Dolphin'' (1969). Short novel inspired by the story of Opo the dolphin. *''An Ear of the Dragon'' (1971). Fictional novel based on the life of

Renato Amato Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means "born again" (natus = born). In Italian language, Italian, Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish it exists in masculine and feminine forms: Renato and Renata. In French t ...

. *''Strangers and Journeys'' (1972). *''A Touch of Clay'' (1974). Part one of a projected trilogy. *''Danger Zone'' (1975). Part two of the unfinished trilogy. *''Love and legend: Some 20th century New Zealanders'' (1976). *''Figures in Light: Selected Stories'' (1979). *''

The Lovelock Version ''The Lovelock Version'' is a long historical novel by New Zealand writer Maurice Shadbolt that calls into question the interpretation of the past through the narrative process. Published in Auckland and London in 1980 and in New York in 1981, it ...

'' (1980). *''

'' (1986). Part one of the New Zealand Wars trilogy. *''Guide to New Zealand'' (1988). *''Voices of Galipoli'' (television documentary, 1988). *'' Monday's Warriors'' (1990). Part two of the New Zealand Wars trilogy. *''Once on Chunuk Bair'' (1982), a play. A film version ''

Chunuk Bair The Battle of Chunuk Bair ( tr, Conk Bayırı Muharebesi) was a World War I battle fought between the Ottoman defenders and troops of the British Empire over control of the peak in August 1915. The capture of Chunuk Bair, ( tr, Çanak Bayır Bas ...

'' was released in 1991. *''The House of Strife'' (1993). Part three of the New Zealand Wars trilogy. *''One of Ben's: A New Zealand Medley'' (autobiography, 1993). *''Ending the Silences: Critical Essays'' (1994) *''Dove on the Waters'' (novellas, 1996). *''Selected Stories of Maurice Shadbolt'', edited by Ralph Crane (1998). *''From the Edge of the Sky: A Memoir'' (1999).

References

* Robinson, Roger and Nelson Wattie (eds.). ''The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature''. Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press, 1998. .

External links

Maurice Shadbolt at the New Zealand Book Council

Shadbolts bibliography in the Auckland University Library
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shadbolt, Maurice 1932 births 2004 deaths New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Deaths from dementia in New Zealand Deaths from Alzheimer's disease New Zealand male novelists 20th-century New Zealand novelists New Zealand male short story writers New Zealand memoirists 20th-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights New Zealand male dramatists and playwrights People educated at Avondale College 20th-century New Zealand short story writers 20th-century New Zealand male writers 20th-century New Zealand journalists 20th-century memoirists People educated at Te Kuiti High School

Biography

Bibliography

See also

References

External links