Shirley Hazzard
Australian-American Author
Shirley Hazzard (30 January 1931 – 12 December 2016) was an Australian-born American author of fiction and non-fiction. She was born in Australia, but held citizenship of the United States.[1] Her 1970 novel, The Bay of Noon, was shortlisted for the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010[2] and her 2003 novel The Great Fire won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.[3]
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![]() Hazzard in 2007 | |
Born | Sydney, Australia | 30 January 1931
Died | 12 December 2016 Manhattan, New York, United States | (aged 85)
Nationality | Australian |
Notable works | The Great Fire The Bay of Noon |
Notable awards | O. Henry Award National Book Award Miles Franklin Award William Dean Howells Medal National Book Critics Circle Award |
Spouse | Francis Steegmuller |
Hazzard died in New York City on 12 December 2016 from complications of dementia, aged 85.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Shirley Hazzard with Sally Loane". 702 ABC Sydney. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ↑ Hoyle, Ben (26 March 2010). "Author waits to hear if she has won 'lost Booker' prize 40 years on". The Times. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ↑
"National Book Awards – 2003". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
(With acceptance speech by Hazzard, introduction by Antonya Nelson (dead link 2012-03-27), and essays by Julie Barer and Cecily Patterson from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.) - ↑ Shirley Hazzard, Novelist Who Charted Storm-Tossed Lives, Dies at 85