Shirley Hazzard - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Jan 30, 1931 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Died on 12 Dec 2016 (aged 85)

Australian-Anglo-American novelist, short story writer, memoirist, non-fiction writer

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About Shirley Hazzard

  • 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 United States citizenship.Hazzard's 1970 novel, The Bay of Noon, was shortlisted for the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010; her 2003 novel The Great Fire won the U.S.
  • National Book Award for Fiction, the Miles Franklin Award and the William Dean Howells Medal.
  • Hazzard also wrote non-fiction, including two books based on her experiences working at the United Nations Secretariat, which were highly critical of the organisation.

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