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'''Ian Middleton''' (26 October 1928
Blind, he said this gave him a "special perspective but 'without limitation'", and has been attributed to the "strong metaphoric colour, sensual - often erotic - quality and lush verbal richness of his writing".<ref>The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, edited by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998)| Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature</ref>
A full list of his publications can be seen at the [[University of Auckland]]'s NZ Literature file <ref>
== Main works ==
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* ''[[Mr Ponsonby]]'' ([[Auckland]]: Lyndon, 1989)
* ''Reiko'' ([[Wellington]]: Moana Press, 1990)
* ''Harvest'' ([[
* ''I See a Voice'' ([[Auckland]]: Flamingo, 1997)
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Revision as of 02:08, 5 December 2021
Ian Middleton (26 October 1928 – 24 October 2007) was a New Zealand novelist, who made a particular mark[1] with his books set in post-Second World War Japan. Born in New Plymouth, he was the younger brother of noted New Zealand short story writer O. E. Middleton.
Blind, he said this gave him a "special perspective but 'without limitation'", and has been attributed to the "strong metaphoric colour, sensual - often erotic - quality and lush verbal richness of his writing".[2]
A full list of his publications can be seen at the University of Auckland's NZ Literature file [3] and more biographical information is at the New Zealand Book Council's website.[4]
Main works
- Pet Shop (Waiura: A. Taylor, 1979)
- Faces of Hachiko (Auckland: Inca Print, 1984)
- Sunflower: a Novel of Present Day Japan (Auckland: Benton Press, 1986)
- Mr Ponsonby (Auckland: Lyndon, 1989)
- Reiko (Wellington: Moana Press, 1990)
- Harvest (Ōkato: Puniho Art Press, 1995)
- I See a Voice (Auckland: Flamingo, 1997)
The 'Japanese trilogy' - Faces of Hachiko, Sunflower and Reiko - describes a personal and complex portrayal of post-war Japan. Pet Shop, a novel on his early upbringing in small-town New Zealand, wartime Auckland and his experiences on a Norwegian tanker, was described by New Zealand writer Kevin Ireland as "an absorbing picture of the repressions that passed for a moral code".[5]
References
- ^ http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/middletonian.html%7CBook Council entry, Middletonian
- ^ The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, edited by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998)| Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature
- ^ "University of Auckland file". Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ Book Council entry, Middletonian
- ^ The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, edited by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998)