Sylvia Ashton-Warner (1905-84)
Australian Literature
New Zealand
teacher and writer. She started writing while teaching Maori youngsters, the
descendants of the original Polynesian inhabitants. Her early novels, Spinster (1958) and Incense to Idols (1960), bordered on the flamboyant, but the
forceful, sensitive women portrayed in her novels attracted many readers. She
received worldwide recognition with Teacher
(1963), an account of her innovative teaching methods. After teaching in the
U.S., she wrote Spearpoint, “Teacher” in
America (1972), a critical commentary on television-influenced educational
developments in the United States.
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