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Patricia Frances Grace, (born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1937), is a Māori writer of novels, short stories, and children's books. Her first published work, ''Waiariki'' (1975), was the first collection of short stories by a Māori woman writer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Visiting Faculty and Distinguished Writers in Residence )〕 She has been described as "a key figure in contemporary world literature and in Maori literature in English." 〔 She was awarded the 2008 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. ==Biography== Grace currently lives in Hongoeka Bay, Plimmerton. In the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours, Grace was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.〔(''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 51367, 10 June 1988 ). Retrieved 15 January 2013.〕 In 2006 she was one of three honourees in the 2006 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement.〔(Leading Writers Honoured in Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement )〕 Grace was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours.〔 (Queen's Birthday Honours LIst 2007 ). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 January 2013.〕 In 2009, Grace declined redesignation as a Dame Companion following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government. Grace is a patron of the Coalition for Open Government. The ''Cambridge Guide to Literature in English'' refers to her prose as distinctive in its "spare style based on the speech structures of Maori English."〔Ousby, Ian (1994) - The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, Cambridge, p 385〕 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「Patricia Grace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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