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Patricia Frances Grace DCNZM QSO (née Gunson; born 17 August 1937) is a New Zealand writer of novels, short stories, and children's books. She began writing as a young adult, while working as a teacher.
May 3, 2024 · Patricia Grace (born August 17, 1937, Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand writer who was a foundational figure in the rise and development of Māori fiction.
Learn about Patricia Grace, a major Aotearoa New Zealand novelist, short story writer and children’s writer of Māori descent. Explore her books, awards, style and themes, and her contribution to Māori fiction in English.
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Potiki is a novel by New Zealand author Patricia Grace. First published in 1986, the book is a significant work in contemporary Māori literature, and explores themes of cultural identity, land rights, and the impacts of urban development on indigenous communities.
Patricia Grace is a major New Zealand novelist, short story writer and children’s writer, of Ngati Toa, Ngati Raukawa and Te Ati Awa descent, and is affiliated to Ngati Porou by marriage.
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Sep 6, 2023 · Grace has been writing and publishing since the mid-1970s. Her previous awards include the New Zealand Fiction Award in 1987 and the Frankfurt Liberaturepreis in 1994 for her novel Potiki, which has been translated into several languages.
Patricia Grace is a prominent and celebrated Maori fiction author and a figurehead of modern New Zealand literature. She has published novels, short stories, children's books and non-fiction, and won several awards, including the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction and the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Fiction Prize.
