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Frank Sargeson

Personal details

Full Name:

Norris Frank Davey

Lifetime:

23 Mar 1903 – 1 Mar 1982

Biography

Frank Sargeson
Frank Sargeson, born Norris Frank Davey in 1903, was one of New Zealand’s most celebrated writers of the 20th century.

Events In History

30 March 2004
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.

Articles

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

Page 1 - The 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

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Frank Sargeson in his garden, Takapuna, Auckland, 1932

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