Maurice Gee

Maurice Gee (born 22 August 1931 in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty Region) is a New Zealand novelist.

Gee was awarded the 1978 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Plumb. He is an Honorary Associate of the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists.

In 2002, Gee became the twelfth recipient of the Margaret Mahy Award. In 2004, awarded the Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement.

Gee was brought up in Henderson, a suburb of Auckland, a location 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 married and has three children, one of whom, Emily Gee, is also a writer.

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