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Author | Austin Mitchell |
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Publisher | Whitcombe and Tombs |
Publication date | 1972 |
Publication place | New Zealand |
ISBN | 978-0-7233-0349-7 |
OCLC | 714880 |
919.31/03/3027 | |
LC Class | DU427 .M53 |
The Half-Gallon Quarter-Acre Pavlova Paradise [1] was a popular book by Austin Mitchell, published by Whitcombe and Tombs ( Christchurch, 1972), with illustrations by Les Gibbard. It provided a witty, satirical description of life in 1960s New Zealand, [2] and Kiwi culture.
Described as "a celebrated vision of New Zealand as heaven on earth", [3] the book was a great success in New Zealand. The phrase "Half-Gallon Quarter-Acre Pavlova Paradise" soon became part of the New Zealand vernacular, with the term "quarter-acre pavlova paradise" being included in the Dictionary of New Zealand English. [4] Mitchell revisited New Zealand 30 years after writing his original volume, and motivated by the social changes he observed, he penned a sequel entitled Pavlova Paradise Revisited. [5]
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Author | Austin Mitchell |
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Publisher | Whitcombe and Tombs |
Publication date | 1972 |
Publication place | New Zealand |
ISBN | 978-0-7233-0349-7 |
OCLC | 714880 |
919.31/03/3027 | |
LC Class | DU427 .M53 |
The Half-Gallon Quarter-Acre Pavlova Paradise [1] was a popular book by Austin Mitchell, published by Whitcombe and Tombs ( Christchurch, 1972), with illustrations by Les Gibbard. It provided a witty, satirical description of life in 1960s New Zealand, [2] and Kiwi culture.
Described as "a celebrated vision of New Zealand as heaven on earth", [3] the book was a great success in New Zealand. The phrase "Half-Gallon Quarter-Acre Pavlova Paradise" soon became part of the New Zealand vernacular, with the term "quarter-acre pavlova paradise" being included in the Dictionary of New Zealand English. [4] Mitchell revisited New Zealand 30 years after writing his original volume, and motivated by the social changes he observed, he penned a sequel entitled Pavlova Paradise Revisited. [5]