Historian Michael King (aged 58) and his wife Maria Jungowska died in a car accident in south Waikato. King’s Penguin history of New Zealand became the most popular book of the year, and was the Readers’ Choice at the 2004 Montana New Zealand Book Awards.
Janet Frame
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Events In History
5 September 1990
Based on the autobiographies of Janet Frame, An angel at my table was screened in 35 countries and won multiple awards, including a Grand Special Jury prize in Venice.
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Making of New Zealand literature
Historian and poet Keith Sinclair has argued that the 1950s was the decade 'when the New Zealand intellect and imagination came alive' Read the full article
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Historian and poet Keith Sinclair has argued that the 1950s was the decade 'when the New Zealand intellect and imagination came
Main image: Order of New Zealand members, 1990
Group photograph of members of the Order of New Zealand in 1990