A Man Called Peters
| Title | A Man Called Peters |
| Year for Search | 1977 |
| Authors | Hayter, Adrian [Goodenough](b. 1914) |
| Date Published | 1977 |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton |
| Place Published | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Keywords | Aotearoa New Zealand author, Male author |
| Annotation | Political novel with New Zealand government as a dystopia. Both main political parties presented as corrupt and completely uninterested in the needs of the people. Pornography is being brought into the country to undermine the moral fiber of New Zealanders. Written from a loosely conservative perspective. Stresses the need for self-discipline and the equation between freedom and responsibility. At the end the government is defeated. |
| Holding Institutions | ATL |
| Author Note | Aotearoa/ New Zealand author (b. 1914). |
| Full Text | 1977 Hayter, Adrian [Goodenough] (b. 1914). A Man Called Peters. Auckland, New Zealand: Hodder and Stoughton. ATL Political novel with New Zealand government as a dystopia. Both main political parties presented as corrupt and completely uninterested in the needs of the people. Pornography is being brought into the country to undermine the moral fiber of New Zealanders. Written from a loosely conservative perspective. Stresses the need for self-discipline and the equation between freedom and responsibility. At the end the government is defeated. Aotearoa/ New Zealand author. |
