About the Author

White Shadows, Memories of Marienbad, is Philip Temple's 7th work of fiction, the latest addition to a remarkable array of work by the most versatile writer in NZ. His earlier novels were published overseas and he has won awards for his children's books, historical biographies and tv documentaries. He has also published photographic books, political works and walking track guides. His recent memoir The Last True Explorer has been translated into German and Italian. Among various fellowships, Philip Temple has been the Robert Burns Fellow at the Uni of Otago, Katherine Mansfield Fellow at Menton and, most recently, the Creative NZ Berlin Writer in Residence, where he completed work on White Shadows. He lives in Dunedin with his partner, poet and novelist Diane Brown.