One of a new paperback edition of books by Barry Crump. In this tale, Windy, the main character, keeps getting into spots of bother, even after he wins the lottery. Life gets more difficult, until he finds an odd solution to his problems. Each of the ten chapters begins with a line drawing. First published in 1967.
This rattling good yarn has now been made into a major movie: Hunt For the Wilderpeople, directed and written by Taika Waititi, and starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. When Social Welfare threatens to put Ricky into care, the overweight Maori boy and cantankerous Uncle Hec flee into the remote and rugged Ureweras. The impassable bush serves up perilous adventures, forcing the pair of misfits to use all their skills to survive hunger, wild pigs and the vagaries of the weather. Worse still are the authorities, determined to bring Ricky and Uncle Hec to justice. But despite the difficulties of life on the run, a bond of trust and love blossoms between the world-weary man and his withdrawn side-kick.
A tribute to Barry Crump (1935-1996). He was best known as an author (24 books sold more than a million copies) and became a New Zealand icon. He lived both here and in Australia. This book contains tributes and interviews with 30 people including other writers and relatives, extracts from Crump's letters, and some poems from his scrapbook. Black and white and colour photographs.
Barry Crump was one of New Zealand¿s most popular authors ever, selling over 1 million copies of his 24 books between the publishing of A Good Keen Man in 1960 through to his death in 1996. Though the reputation he gained in the wake of his turbulent personal life sometimes overshadows his literary career, he remains a superb storyteller, who perfectly captured the lifestyle and laconic humour of the rugged Kiwi outdoors man. His ability to craft a tale that is both moving and funny is superbly illustrated by the huge international success of the movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople, which is based on his book Wild Pork and Watercress. Almost all of Barry Crump¿s books are now out of print. This new volume of Collected Stories remedies that, by presenting five of his great classics in a handsome, hardback edition. The stories are: A Good Keen Man | Bullock Creek | Gold and Greenstone | Wild Pork and Watercress | Puha Road Barry Crump: Collected Stories belongs on the bookshelf of every New Zealand home, an important, highly enjoyable and often hilarious part of our literary heritage.
New Zealand's best selling author, deerculler, possum trapper, bushman, crocodile hunter, gold miner, television presenter, actor and numerous other activities. This is his story so far...
Kersey Hooper could handle stock; he could handle the isolation of the desolate Blackrange. But could he handle the good keen girl he bought home as the Mistress of Blackrange Station?
Crumpy recalls his adventures and the characters he met in his life as a deerculler, possum trapper, bushman, crocodile hunter, gold miner, television presenter, actor, and author. The author published 25 books and was awarded the MBE for services to literature. A 1996 paperback reprint of the 1992 publication.
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