Albert Wendt

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Without a doubt, there are a number of Wendt’s contemporaries who, like him, have created invaluable legacies to inspire challenge thinking in, of, and about the Pacific— or Oceania. But in crucial ways, Wendt is an unparalleled figure in our region.

He is the subject of a documentary, The New Oceania, made in New Zealand by Point of View Productions. Directed by Shirley Horrocks, the film screened at the New Zealand International Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival in 2005, on TVNZ in 2006 and on ABC Australia in 2007. [27] [28]

Personal life

As a young teacher, Wendt married Jenny Whyte, and they had two daughters and a son. [29] [30] One of his daughters, Mele Wendt, was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to governance in the 2019 New Year Honours. [31]

Wendt has been in a relationship with his partner, Reina Whaitiri, since his marriage ended in the early 1990s. [29] [32] [33] He is a cousin of actor Nathaniel Lees, who directed and starred in Wendt's play The Songmaker's Chair at the 2003 Auckland Arts Festival. [3] His niece Lani Wendt Young is also a writer. [34]

Awards and honours

Selected works

Novels, short story collections and memoirs

Poetry collections

Plays

Anthologies and other edited works

References

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  7. Wendt, Albert (1965). "Guardians and Wards: A study of the origins, causes and the first two years of the Mau in Western Samoa". New Zealand Electronic Text Centre. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  8. "Notes". Landfall. 17 (4): 327. 1963. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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  24. Wenman, Eleanor (9 May 2018). "Five top Kiwi artists earn the title of Icon from the New Zealand Arts Foundation". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  25. "UPU". Silo Theatre. March 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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  30. International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 573. ISBN   9781857431797.
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  33. Wendt, Albert (2015). Out of the Vaipe, the Deadwater: A writer's early life. Bridget Williams Books. p. 13. ISBN   9780908321261.
  34. Husband, Dale (1 September 2019). "Lani Wendt Young: A hunger worldwide for our stories told by us". E-tangata. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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Albert Wendt
Albert Wendt ONZ (cropped).jpg
Wendt in 2013
Born (1939-10-27) 27 October 1939 (age 85)
NationalitySamoan
Occupations
  • Author
  • academic
Partner Reina Whaitiri
Awards Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (2012)
Icon Award (2018)
Academic background
Education New Plymouth Boys' High School
Alma mater Victoria University