Elizabeth Jolley
Australian writer
Biography
Monica Elizabeth Jolley (4 June 1923 – 13 February 2007) was an English-born Australian writer who settled in Western Australia in the late 1950s and forged an illustrious literary career there. She was 53 when her first book was published, and she went on to publish fifteen novels (including an autobiographical trilogy), four short story collections and three non-fiction books, publishing well into her 70s and achieving significant critical acclaim. She was also a pioneer of creative writing teaching in Australia, counting many well-known writers such as Tim Winton among her students at Curtin University.
Her novels explore "alienated characters and the nature of loneliness and entrapment."
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Curtin University
Awards & honours (3)
- Miles Franklin Literary Award
- Officer of the Order of Australia
- Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
Quick answers about Elizabeth Jolley
- How old was Elizabeth Jolley?
- Elizabeth Jolley died on February 13, 2007 at the age of 83.
- When is Elizabeth Jolley's birthday?
- Elizabeth Jolley was born on June 4, 1923.
- Where was Elizabeth Jolley born?
- Elizabeth Jolley was born in Birmingham.
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- Elizabeth Jolley's zodiac sign is Gemini.
- What is Elizabeth Jolley's nationality?
- Elizabeth Jolley is a citizen of Australia.
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- Elizabeth Jolley is known as nurse, writer, novelist, screenwriter.
