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    Ngaio Marsh

    The magazine Newsweek described her novels as \\\\\\\'the best whodunits ever written\\\\\\\'. Marsh was also an artist, playwright, actor and director. The New York Times called her New Zealand\\\\\\\'s best-known literary figure.

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Death of Katherine Mansfield

1923 Death of Katherine Mansfield

This internationally acclaimed author revolutionised 20th-century English short-story writing. Her work has been translated into more than 25 languages. She died from tuberculosis at the age of 34. more...

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31 reasons to love NZ books and writing1923 - key events

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  • Katherine Mansfield (NZ Edge)
  • Katherine Mansfield (Classical Authors)
  • Katherine Mansfield Birthplace (Historic Places Trust)
  • Katherine Mansfield biography (DNZB)
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