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Alan Duff, (born 26 October 1950), is a New Zealand novelist and newspaper columnist. He is most well known as the author of the novel ''Once Were Warriors'' (1990), which was made into a film of the same name in 1994. == Biography == Alan Duff was born in Rotorua, the son of forestry scientist Gowan Duff (1910–1995), known as Pat, and Hinau Josephine Duff (née Raimona), known as Kuia, of Ngāti Rangitihi and Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent, and grandson of writer Oliver Duff. He was born and raised in a State housing area in Rotorua, New Zealand. Oliver Duff (1883–1967) was a writer and foundation editor of the New Zealand Listener, and Duff inherited his grandfather's love of literature. Duff's parents separated when he was 10, and Duff moved in with a Māori uncle and aunt at Whakarewarewa. He wrote at some length about his troubled childhood in his 1999 memoir, ''Out of the Mist and the Steam''. Many of these experiences informed his writing of his novel ''Once Were Warriors''. Duff was expelled from his school Rotorua Boys' High School and ran away from home, ending up as a State ward at Hamilton Boys’ Home. Later he lived with another uncle, anthropologist Roger Duff, and went back to school at Christchurch Boys' High School. At 15 he was sentenced to a term in Waikeria Borstal for assault and breaking and entering. After leaving school, Duff worked as an installer of sheet metal insulation and sang in a band. He had a de facto wife, who bore him two children. In the late 1970s, Duff lived in England. While there he initially worked as an installer of sheet metal insulation, then as a barman & bar manager. However, he then again migrated to a criminal life, and in 1979 was sentenced to 19 months in jail. While in England, Duff had a de facto wife, Paula and daughter, Katea. In September 2007 he was arrested while speeding near Taupo. On 30 March 2008 he appeared in the Taupo District Court at a defended hearing and was represented by prominent barrister Antony Shaw. Duff plead not guilty to failing to remain at a scene after being stopped, failing to stop for police and two charges of resisting police. He was also allegedly abusive and very uncooperative. During the alleged incident, he was stopped and then took off, after a pursuit he allegedly swung a policewoman around by the handcuffs as she was attempting to restrain him. The charges were later dismissed by the Taupo District Court, Judge McGuire saying: "the result however, is that I am left uneasy over whether police prosecutorial power was used wisely and fairly in this instance...". However a high court judge subsequently ruled that the judge erred and police could detain a driver while carrying out checks, although he did not require that the charges be relaid. On 16 June 2011 Alan Duff declared himself bankrupt, owing creditors $3.6 million NZD. As of March 2013 he was living in France but still visiting New Zealand several times a year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Duff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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