Alan Duff (1) (1950–)
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New Zealand novelist and screenwriter Alan Duff is the founder of the Alan Duff Foundation and the Books in Homes program. His novel, Once Were Warriors, about violence in a Maori ghetto, won the PEN Best First Book Award in 1991 and was made into a movie in 1994. He will be at the Oz, New Zealand vis mere festival of literature and arts program in 2015 in London. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Image credit: Alan Duff. Photo by Simon Birkenfeld (Manatū Taonga)
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Almen Viden
- Fødselsdato
- 1950-10-06
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- New Zealand
- Bopæl
- Havelock North, New Zealand
- Relationer
- Duff, Oliver (grandfather)
Duff, Roger (uncle)
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ANZAC Author Reading Challenge 2015- (April) Roger McDonald & Alan Duff i 75 Books Challenge for 2015 (juli 2015)
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Once Were Warriors af Alan Duff
CW: Suicide, domestic violence, alcoholism
Jake och Beth lever med sina fem barn i en sjabbig förort till Auckland på Nya Zeeland. Trots att den arbetslöse och frustrerade Jake vid flera tillfällen misshandlar Beth försöker hustrun att mot alla odds hålla samman familjen. Då tonårsdottern Grace begår självmord, efter att ha blivit våldtagen av en vän till maken, beslutar sig Beth för att ta barnen med sig och återvända till sina rötter hos maorierna, landets ursprungsbefolkning.
Wow.
I thought I was prepared for this, having seen the movie (and been blown away by it) a few times now.
I was wrong.
This book hits as hard as Jake "The Muss" Heke. The punches keep on coming and never let up, but it's a book impossible to put down, getting drawn in right from page 1.
As expected, there's a lot more in the book than the movie, and getting to really know the characters through each individual's stream-of-conciousness narration sheds all kinds of lights on the story that it was unable to do visually. What did surprise me, is how several of the characters are actually displayed in a far more sympathetic light in the movie than they are the book. If you've seen the movie, and how unsympathetic they tend to be, you'll understand the surprise!
An absolute must read.… (mere)
I thought I was prepared for this, having seen the movie (and been blown away by it) a few times now.
I was wrong.
This book hits as hard as Jake "The Muss" Heke. The punches keep on coming and never let up, but it's a book impossible to put down, getting drawn in right from page 1.
As expected, there's a lot more in the book than the movie, and getting to really know the characters through each individual's stream-of-conciousness narration sheds all kinds of lights on the story that it was unable to do visually. What did surprise me, is how several of the characters are actually displayed in a far more sympathetic light in the movie than they are the book. If you've seen the movie, and how unsympathetic they tend to be, you'll understand the surprise!
An absolute must read.… (mere)
C'est très dense et dans un style narratif qui nous enferme comme les personnages sont enfermés dans leur condition. Heureusement la fin est une ouverture qui permet à nouveau de respirer. Malgré tout, je n'ai pas retrouvé le même plaisir que j'avais au à lire "un père pour mes rêves"
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