Shirley Hazzard

Shirley Hazzard
Shirley Hazzard at a benefit awards dinner 29 October 2007
Shirley Hazzard at a benefit awards dinner 29 October 2007
Born(1931-01-30)30 January 1931
Sydney, Australia
Died12 December 2016(2016-12-12) (aged 85)
Manhattan, New York City
NationalityAustralian
Notable worksThe Bay of Noon
The Transit of Venus
The Great Fire
Notable awardsO. Henry Award
National Book Award
Miles Franklin Award
William Dean Howells Medal
National Book Critics Circle Award
SpouseFrancis Steegmuller (1963–1994; his death)

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]

Hazzard's 1970 novel The Bay of Noon was shortlisted for the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010;[3] 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.[4] Hazzard also wrote nonfiction, including two books based on her experiences working at the United Nations Secretariat, which were highly critical of the organisation.[5]

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  3. ^ Hoyle, Ben (26 March 2010). "Author waits to hear if she has won 'lost Booker' prize 40 years on". Timesonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. ^ "National Book Awards – 2003", National Book Foundation website; retrieved 27 March 2012.
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