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Shirley Hazzard (30 January 1931 – 12 December 2016) was an Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She was born in Australia and also held U.S. citizenship. [1] [2]
Nov 9, 2020 · Shirley Hazzard and the Art of Outsized Intimacy. In her fiction, Hazzard bridged extremes of scale, imbuing minor love stories with epic meaning. By Alice Gregory. November 9, 2020. Hazzard...
Mar 9, 2021 · Shirley Hazzard’s “The Transit of Venus,” recently reissued, is a plushly written novel about two orphaned Australian sisters who arrive in England in the 1950s.
Shirley Hazzard (born January 30, 1931, Sydney, Australia—died December 12, 2016, New York, New York, U.S.) was an Australian-born American writer whose novels and short stories are acclaimed for both their literary refinement and their emotional complexity.
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Learn about the life and work of Shirley Hazzard, the Australian-born novelist and memoirist who won the 2003 National Book Award for The Great Fire. Read her interview with J. D. McClatchy, conducted in Capri, Naples, and New York.
Dec 13, 2016 · Shirley Hazzard, the Australian-born author of an acclaimed if small portfolio of fiction peopled with characters whose lives, much like her own, toss them up far from home, died on Monday night...
Dec 16, 2016 · Shirley Hazzard, who died in 2016, was a novelist and essayist known for her meticulous prose and political engagement. She argued for the value of literature as a form of art, memory and communication.
