Orbell, Margaret (1934–)
Orbell, Margaret (1934–)
New Zealand translator. Born 1934 in Auckland, New Zealand; m. Gordon Walters, 1963.
Trained as anthropologist but began translating Maori folktales, songs, and poetry; became leading proponent of development of Maori literature, teaching at Auckland and University of Canterbury; edited Maori: Folktales (1968), Contemporary Maori Writing (1970), Traditional Songs of the Maori (1975), Maori Poetry: An Introductory Anthology (1978), and Traditional Maori Stories (1992); wrote Birds of Aotearoa: A Natural and Cultural History (2003).
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BORN: 1931, Gulu, Uganda
DIED: 1982, Kampala, Uganda
NATIONALITY: Ugandan
GENRE: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction
MAJOR WORKS:
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