Marilyn Duckworth
Novelist
1935—
Then with the coming of darkness the
bay opened up beneath us, like a shell splashed
with beads of light.
From A Barbarous Tongue, Hutchinson, 1963
Where to find it
Past bridge over Waitangi Stream, on the side of three benches overlooking the marina.
- Wheelchair accessible
About the author
Marilyn Duckworth published her first novel in 1959 and has continued to produce works of fiction that reflect contemporary life. The recipient of many residencies and awards, she is invariably included in lists of writers who have influenced New Zealand literature.
Highly regarded for her powers of observation, she employs in her autobiography Camping on the Fault Line (2000) the frankness of style that marks her fiction, giving a fascinating insight into what has underpinned her development as a novelist.
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