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Stephen Daisley | |
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| Born | 1955 New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Notable works | Traitor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Stephen Daisley (born 1955) is a New Zealand novelist.
Daisley won the 2011 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction for his novel Traitor and the Ockham New Zealand Book Award, 2016, for his second novel Coming Rain. [1]
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