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Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life

Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life

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SKU 9780349012865 Categories Biographies & Memoirs, Products

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The authorised biography of Shirley Hazzard, one of the greatest writers in the English language, author of The Great Fire, The Transit of Venus and Greene on Capri, winner of the National Book Award, the Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted for The Women's Prize for Fiction.<...

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Product ID:	9780349012865
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life
Authors:	Author: Brigitta Olubas
Page Count:	576
Subjects:	Biography: writers, Biography: literary
Description:	Select Guide Rating The authorised biography of Shirley Hazzard, one of the greatest writers in the English language, author of The Great Fire, The Transit of Venus and Greene on Capri, winner of the National Book Award, the Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted for The Women's Prize for Fiction. Cosmopolitan, richly intelligent, beautiful, questing - Shirley Hazzard''s writing reflects her life. The acclaim it attracts is immeasurable. Brigitta Olubas tells the story of a girl from the suburbs of Sydney, Australia who fell early under the spell of words and sought out books as her companions. In the process she transformed and indeed created her life. She became a woman of the world who felt injustice keenly and a deep and original thinker, who wrote some of the most beautiful novels - Transit of Venus and The Great Fire among them - and always with an eye to the ways we reveal ourselves to another. ''One of those rare biographies that sends one greedily back to the subject''s word, better equipped to appreciate the richness on display'' LUCY SCHOLES, Financial Times ''Strikingly well-placed and well-proportioned... as befits her subject, Olubas comes with a gift for place and psychology'' MICHAEL HOFMANN, Times Literary Supplement ''This new account of Hazzard''s life should confirm her as one of the 20th century''s greatest novelists'' CHLOE SCHAMA, Vogue ''An impeccably researched and deeply incisive account of Hazzard''s life and work, and the intriguing interplay between the two'' LILY KING, New York Times
Imprint Name:	Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Name:	Little, Brown Book Group
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2023-06-06

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Weight	494 g
Dimensions	128 × 198 × 40 mm