Marilyn Duckworth OBE (born 10 November 1935) is a New Zealand
novelist, poet and short story writer. She has published 16 novels,
one novella, a collection of short stories and a collection of poetry.
She has also written for television and radio.Duckworth was born in
Auckland, New Zealand, but spent the years between 1939 and 1947 in
England. Her father was the psychologist and Esperantist Cyril Adcock,
and her sister is the poet Fleur Adcock. Duckworth's first novel, A
Gap in the Spectrum, was published when she was 23.Her debut in 1959
puts her in the second generation of New Zealand novelists of the
Provincial period.[1]
novelist, poet and short story writer. She has published 16 novels,
one novella, a collection of short stories and a collection of poetry.
She has also written for television and radio.Duckworth was born in
Auckland, New Zealand, but spent the years between 1939 and 1947 in
England. Her father was the psychologist and Esperantist Cyril Adcock,
and her sister is the poet Fleur Adcock. Duckworth's first novel, A
Gap in the Spectrum, was published when she was 23.Her debut in 1959
puts her in the second generation of New Zealand novelists of the
Provincial period.[1]
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