Tomorrow Will Be a Lovely Day
Title | Tomorrow Will Be a Lovely Day |
Year for Search | 1975 |
Authors | Harrison, Craig(b. 1942) |
Date Published | 1975 |
Publisher | A. H. & A. W. Reed |
Place Published | Wellington, New Zealand |
Keywords | Aotearoa New Zealand author, English author, Male author |
Annotation | Dystopia. The military takes over New Zealand after a revolt by young Māori against both pākehā and their elders who have accommodated to a system based on prejudice and discrimination. The politicians dither and conspire against each other, and the U.S. CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) offers “its usual support” to the military dictator, who will shortly be replaced in a coup by younger officers. See also his 1975 “The Whites of Their Eyes” and his Broken October: New Zealand 1985 (1976). |
Additional Publishers | Rpt. Auckland, New Zealand: Longman Paul, 1981. |
Info Notes | Play first performed May 18, 1974. |
Holding Institutions | ATL, VUW |
Author Note | The author (b. 1942) was born in the England and moved to Aotearoa/ New Zealand in 1966. |
Full Text | 1975 Harrison, Craig (b. 1942). Tomorrow Will Be a Lovely Day. Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed. Rpt. Auckland, New Zealand: Longman Paul, 1981. Play first performed May 18, 1974. ATL, VUW Dystopia. The military takes over New Zealand after a revolt by young Māori against both pākehā and their elders who have accommodated to a system based on prejudice and discrimination. The politicians dither and conspire against each other, and the U.S. CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) offers “its usual support” to the military dictator, who will shortly be replaced in a coup by younger officers. See also his 1975 “The Whites of Their Eyes” and his Broken October: New Zealand 1985 (1976). The author was born in the England and moved to Aotearoa/ New Zealand in 1966. |