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A contemporary [[New Zealand]] novelist, '''Ian Middleton''' was born in [[New Plymouth]] in 1928 and "made a particular mark"<ref>http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/middletonian.html</ref> with his novels on post-[[Second World War]] [[Japan]]. He is currently living and writing in [[Auckland]], and is the brother of noted New Zealand short story writer [[O. E. Middleton]]. Blind, he describes this as giving 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)</ref>
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'''Ian Middleton''' (26 October 1928 – 24 October 2007) was a New Zealand [[novelist]], who made a particular mark<ref>http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/middletonian.html|Book Council entry, Middletonian</ref> 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]].
A full list of his publications can be found at the [[University of Auckland]]'s NZ Literature file[http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/nzp/nzlit2/middlei.htm].


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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>
Further information can be found at his page at the [[New Zealand Book Council]]'s website[http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/middletonian.html].


A full list of his publications can be seen at the [[University of Auckland]]'s NZ Literature file <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nzlf.auckland.ac.nz/author/?a_id=114 |title=University of Auckland file |access-date=31 July 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906045933/http://www.nzlf.auckland.ac.nz/author/?a_id=114 |archive-date=6 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and more biographical information is at the [[New Zealand Book Council]]'s website.<ref>[http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/middletonian.html Book Council entry, Middletonian]</ref>
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==Main works:==

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* ''[[Pet Shop]]'' ([[Waiura]]: A. Taylor, 1979)
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== Main works ==
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* ''[[Faces of Hachiko]]'' ([[Auckland]]: Inca Print, 1984)
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* ''Pet Shop'' (Waiura: A. Taylor, 1979)
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* ''[[Sunflower: a Novel of Present Day Japan]]'' ([[Auckland]]: Benton Press, 1986)
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* ''Faces of Hachiko'' ([[Auckland]]: Inca Print, 1984)
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* ''Sunflower: a Novel of Present Day Japan'' ([[Auckland]]: Benton Press, 1986)
* ''[[Mr Ponsonby]]'' ([[Auckland]]: Lyndon, 1989)
* ''[[Mr Ponsonby]]'' ([[Auckland]]: Lyndon, 1989)
* ''[[Reiko (Middleton)|Reiko]]'' ([[Wellington]]: Moana Press, 1990)
* ''Reiko'' ([[Wellington]]: Moana Press, 1990)
* ''[[Harvest (Middleton)|Harvest]]'' ([[Okato]]: Puniho Art Press, 1995)
* ''Harvest'' ([[Ōkato]]: Puniho Art Press, 1995)
* ''[[I See a Voice]]'' ([[Auckland]]: Flamingo, 1997)
* ''I See a Voice'' ([[Auckland]]: Flamingo, 1997)


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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".<ref>The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, edited by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998)</ref>

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The 'Japanese trilogy' - ''Faces of Hachiko'', ''Sunflower'' and ''Reiko'' - has been described as comprising 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"<ref>The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, edited by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998).</ref>


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For the cox, see Ian Middleton (rowing).

Ian Middleton

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/middletonian.html%7CBook Council entry, Middletonian
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "University of Auckland file". Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  4. ^ Book Council entry, Middletonian
  5. ^ The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, edited by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998)


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