Shirley Hazzard | |
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![]() Shirley Hazzard at a benefit awards dinner 29 October 2007 | |
Born | Sydney, Australia | 30 January 1931
Died | 12 December 2016 Manhattan, New York City | (aged 85)
Nationality | Australian |
Notable works | The Bay of Noon The Transit of Venus The Great Fire |
Notable awards | O. Henry Award National Book Award Miles Franklin Award William Dean Howells Medal National Book Critics Circle Award |
Spouse | Francis 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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