Glenda Adams

Glenda Adams

Glenda Emilie Adams, geborene Felton (* 30. Dezember 1939 in Ryde, Sydney; † 11. Juli 2007 ebenda[1]) war eine australische Schriftstellerin.

Glenda Adams studierte an der Universität Sydney (Bachelor 1962) und der Columbia University in New York (Master 1965).[2]

1967 heiratete sie Gordon Adams und bekam eine Tochter. Die Ehe wurde später geschieden.[3]

Neben ihrer schriftstellerischen Tätigkeit war Adams Dozent an der Columbia University und dem Sarah Lawrence College in New York, sowie an der University of Technology, Sydney.[3]

1987 erhielt sie den Miles Franklin Award für ihren Roman Dancing on Coral.[4] Ihr 1990 erschienener dritter Roman, Longleg, gewann 1991 die Auszeichnung The Age Book of the Year der australischen Zeitung The Age.[5]

2007 verstarb sie an einem Krebsleiden.[3]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Werke (Auswahl)

Romane

  • Games of the Strong (1982)
  • Dancing on Coral (1987)
  • Longleg (1990)
  • The Tempest of Clemenza (1996)

Kurzgeschichten

  • Lies and Stories (1976)
  • The Hottest Night of the Century (1979)[6]

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Todesanzeige
  2. ↑ Kurzbiografie
  3. ↑ a b c Biografie auf den Seiten der University of Sydney
  4. ↑ Liste der Preisträger
  5. ↑ The Age vom 23. November 1991
  6. ↑ Rezension von Coral Lansbury in der New York Times vom 30. Juli 1989

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