Shirley Hazzard

Australian-American author · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1931 to 2016 · aged 85

Shirley Hazzard was an Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She was born in Australia and also held U.S. citizenship.

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2016Died12 December 20162011Fellow of the Australian Academy of the HumanitiesAward2005William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and LettersAward2004Miles Franklin Literary AwardAward2003National Book AwardAwardNational Book Award for FictionAward1980National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionAward1977O. Henry AwardAward1974Guggenheim FellowshipAward1931Born30 January 1931

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