At the time of his death by suicide in Cairo in April 1945 (while serving with the British Army), many New Zealanders knew little about the Christchurch-born John Mulgan.
This changed following the 1949 reprint of his novel Man alone, which became a classic of New Zealand literature and a staple of the secondary school curriculum.
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John MulganThe making of New Zealand literature – Making of New Zealand literature
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How to cite this page
'Death of John Mulgan', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/death-john-mulgan, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 28-Nov-2022
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