Gail Jones
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Gail Jones (born 1955) is an Australian novelist and academic.
Gail Jones was born in Harvey, Western Australia and educated at the University of Western Australia. She has travelled extensively, and is currently Associate Professor in the English Department of the University of Western Australia.
[edit] Awards
Sixty Lights
- South Australian Premier's Awards, 2006
- Australian Literary Society Gold Medal, 2005
- Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction winner and Premier's Prize 2004
Black Mirror
- Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2003
- Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction winner 2002
Fetish Lives
- Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction joint-winner and Premier's Prize joint-winner 1997
The House of Breathing
- Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction winner 1993
- FAW Barbara Ramsden Award Book of the Year, 1992
- T. A. G. Hungerford Award Fiction, 1991
[edit] Bibliography
Novels
- Black Mirror (2002)
- Sixty Lights (2004). Translated into Dutch, Polish, Protuguese, Spanish and German editions.
- Dreams of Speaking (2006). Also printed in German edition.
- Sorry (to be published - June 2007)
Short story collections
- The House of Breathing (1992). Also printed in Italian and American editions; Croation edition to be printed in 2007.
- Fetish Lives (1997). Also printed in Italian, Czech and American editions. Selected stories have been translated into French and Hungarian.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jones, Gail |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Contemporary Australian novelist and academic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harvey, Western Australia, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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