Shirley Hazzard
Australian-American Author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shirley Hazzard (30 January 1931 ā 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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Born | (1931-01-30)30 January 1931 Sydney, Australia |
Died | 12 December 2016(2016-12-12) (aged 85) Manhattan, New York, United States |
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 |
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Hazzard died in New York City on 12 December 2016 from complications of dementia, aged 85.[4]