Thea Astley

A Descant for Gossips

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published by Angus and Roberton, 1960.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 130mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9780702253553
• ISBN-10: 0702253553
• Artikelnr.: 42409337

Autorenporträt

Thea Astley held a position as fellow in Australian literature at Macquarie University until 1980, when she retired to write full time. She is a prolific author who won many awards, including the Miles Franklin Award four times--for The Acolyte, Drylands, The Slow Natives, and The Well Dressed Explorer. Other awards include the 1975 Age Book of the Year Award, the 1980 Australian Literature Studies (ALS) Award, the 1986 ALS Gold Medal, the 1988 Steele Rudd Award, the 1990 NSW Premier's Prize, and the 1996 Age Book of the Year Award.