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Alan Duff MBE (born 26 October 1950) is a New Zealand novelist and newspaper columnist. He is best known as the author of the novel Once Were Warriors (1990), which was made into a film of the same name in 1994.
Once Were Warriors is New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling first novel, published in 1990. It tells the story of an urban Māori family, the Hekes, and portrays the reality of domestic violence in New Zealand.
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Learn about Alan Duff, a novelist, columnist, advocate and businessman. His first novel, Once Were Warriors, was a huge success and sparked controversy. He also wrote What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? and launched the Books in Homes scheme.
Alan Duff (born October 26, 1950, Rotorua, New Zealand) is a New Zealand novelist and newspaper columnist, most well known as the author of Once Were Warriors. He began to write full-time in 1985. He tried writing a thriller as his first novel, but it was rejected.
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Jan 1, 2001 · Alan Duff (born October 26, 1950, Rotorua, New Zealand) is a New Zealand novelist and newspaper columnist, most well known as the author of Once Were Warriors. He began to write full-time in 1985.
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Alan Duff has 36 books on Goodreads with 13737 ratings. Alan Duff’s most popular book is Once Were Warriors.
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Alan Duff was born in 1950 and lives with his wife and four children in Havelock North, New Zealand. He has published the novels Once Were Warriors and One Night Out Stealing; a novella, State Ward; and a work of nonfiction, Maori: The Crisis and the Challenge.
