The story of genius Hāwera writer Ronald Hugh Morrieson
9 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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All of Ronald Hugh Morrieson s novel have been made into films. Photo / Supplied
Whanganui Chronicle
By: Rolland McKellar
The life of one of Hāwera s most famous sons is to be detailed in a soon-to-be completed book called Towering Talent.
Its author Rolland McKellar writes about Ronald Hugh Morrieson, one of the country s most successful writers. Hope I m not one of those buggers famous when dead, one of Taranaki s most famous writers, Ronald Hugh Morrieson, once said.
The comment was made to author Maurice Shadbolt who visited Morrieson twice in Hāwera, several years apart.
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