Barry Crump, one of New Zealand's most original and colorful writers, was born on 15 May 1935. Crump, who had a life intertwined with shepherds, hunters and the difficulties of rural life, gained a special place in New Zealand culture by transferring these experiences to literature. Crump, who died on July 3, 1996, at the age of 61, left behind not only his books, but also the voice of the ordinary people living in the mountains and forests of New Zealand. Crump was a writer who was primarily inspired by prose. His fictional and semi-autobiographical narratives based on topics such as deer hunting, salmon fishing and survival in nature turned him into a folk hero over time. Crump's pen, which had a rough but sincere language, belonged to the world of the countryside and nature, not the world of big cities. His early works, such as A Good Keen Man, became something of a cultural object among New Zealand readers. Crump, who also had contact with the world of cinema and television, also stepped in front of the camera; It entered every home in New Zealand with its comfortable and reliable character, especially in Toyota vehicle advertisements. These advertisements made him a widely known figure, far beyond literature. Crump, who maintained his relationship with the show business throughout his career, etched his name in the memory of cinema with the production titled Savages on the Run. The underlying thing of his works was simple but powerful: to make one feel the fragility of the human being against the wild nature of New Zealand and the effort to make peace with this fragility in every line. In this sense, Crump is not just an author, but the voice of a society explaining itself.