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The Expatriates
Paperback Edition: 1
This is a book about four of these returners: Harold Williams, journalist,
linguist, Foreign Editor of The Times; Ronald Syme, spy, libertarian, historian of ancient Rome; John Platts-Mills, radical lawyer and political activist; and Joseph Burney Trapp, librarian, scholar and protector of culture. These were men, born in remote New Zealand, who achieved fame in Europe - even as they were lost sight of at home. Men who became, from the point of view of their country of origin, expatriates. A writer of penetrating insight, Martin Edmond explores the intersections of past and present in the lives of these four extraordinary individuals. Their stories combine, in the hands of this award-winning writer, to a moving reflection upon New Zealands place in the world, then and now. Featured in the 4 December New Zealand newsletter.
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Pages : 328
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Publication date : 2017-11-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, New Zealand, NZ History, NZ Biography & True Stories