About Shirley Hazzard:
The Great Fire is Shirley Hazzard's first published work of fiction in more than 20 years. Born in Australia, Ms. Hazzard traveled the world during her early years, a result of her parents' diplomatic postings. In 1947, at the age of 16, she was engaged by British intelligence to monitor the civil war in China. In 1963, she married the writer Francis Steegmuller, who died in 1994.
The Great Fire is Shirley Hazzard's first published work of fiction in more than 20 years. Born in Australia, Ms. Hazzard traveled the world during her early years, a result of her parents' diplomatic postings. In 1947, at the age of 16, she was engaged by British intelligence to monitor the civil war in China. In 1963, she married the writer Francis Steegmuller, who died in 1994.
She has written three other novels, two of which were National Book Award Finalists: The Bay of Noon (1971) and The Transit of Venus (1981). She is also the author of two collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction including the memoir Greene on Capri. She now lives in New York, making frequent travels to Italy.
~ courtesy of The National Book Foundation
~ courtesy of The National Book Foundation
Dates:
(1931 - )
(1931 - )
Nationality:
Australian
Australian
Genre(s):
Novels, short fiction, nonfiction, memoirs
Novels, short fiction, nonfiction, memoirs
Recent Work:
The Great Fire, 2003
The Great Fire, 2003
