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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.
Alan Duff is a novelist, columnist, advocate and businessman. His first published novel, Once Were Warriors, was a huge success, and was subsequently made into a feature film. He has published several novels, and written for radio and as a newspaper columnist.
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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Alan Duff is the author of eleven novels, also a memoirist, commentator and founder of Duffy Books In Homes. He has written for radio and as a regular newspaper columnist.
Alan Duff: I rue my father's wasted talent. By Alan Duff. NZ Herald·. 19 Sep, 2016 05:00 PM4 mins to read. Save. Photo / Supplied by Alan Duff. My father's animal drawings are...
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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.
Not one to shy away from difficult conversations, Once Were Warriors author Alan Duff's new book tackles child rape, violence and poverty.
