A New Zealand author celebrated for his semi-autobiographical, comic novels. His work often draws from his rugged outdoorsman persona, weaving humor with reflections on life. His distinctive style and perspective offer readers a refreshing and entertaining literary experience.
Trade paperback published in 1990 by Barry Crump Associates. A previous edition with numerous reprints was published in 1964 under the title "Gulf," after the Gulf of Carpentaria. Authentic account of raw adventure in the life of a croc-shooter in the 1960s. Illus with line drawings by Will Mahoney. 192 pp
Born in Papatoetoe, Auckland, Crump worked for many years as a government deer-culler in areas of New Zealand native forest. He collected his experiences in his first novel A Good Keen Man in 1960. This novel became one of the most popular in New Zealand history, and Crump’s success continued with more fictional works that capitalized on the appeal of his good-natured itinerant self-sufficient characters and idiomatic writing style.