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Patricia Wrightson

Australian children's writer (1921–2010)

  • Fame49.3
  • Momentum6.1
  • Wikipedia349
Source-basedRising
Lived 1921–2010, aged 89Australia
AustraliaAustraliaWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    19 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1921–2010
    Aged 89
  • Known for
    I Own the Racecourse
    1986
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19

Patricia Wrightson OBE was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books. Employing a magic realism style, her books, including the award-winning The Nargun and the Stars (1973), were among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology. Her 27 books have been published in 16 languages.

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49.3
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Momentum6.1
Historical16.6
Now attention33.8
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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