Francesca Haig
Auteur de The Fire Sermon
A propos de l'auteur
Francesca Haig grew up in Tasmania. She earned a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Hons) and PhD from the University of Melbourne. She also tutored in Film Studies and Creative Writing. She was a senior lecturer at the University of Chester. Her poetry has been published in literary journals and afficher plus anthologies in both Australia and England. Her first collection of poetry is entitled Bodies of Water. In 2010 she was awarded a Hawthornden Fellowship. The Fire Sermon is her first novel. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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- Sexe
- female
- Lieux de résidence
- Tasmania, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
London, England, UK - Études
- University of Melbourne (PhD)
- Professions
- writer
poet
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- Œuvres
- 7
- Membres
- 595
- Popularité
- #42,223
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 35
- ISBN
- 59
- Langues
- 5
One thing I would mention is that it's not for the faint hearted. I tried to explain it to my fiancé and his response was that it sounds very morbid. In a way it is. It is a very dark world, with themes of discrimination and the extremes that people go to because of it. It reminded me a lot of Patrick Ness' The Knife of Never Letting Go, to give you an idea of the level of darkness and themes.… (plus d'informations)