Patrick White Award
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1996) Winner
Elizabeth Harrower
エリザベス・ハロワー
Erizabesu Harowā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1928-02-08 （Newcastle, New South Wales）
- Died
- 2020-07-07 （Sydney, New South Wales） age 92
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Newcastle, New South Wales (childhood) → London (1951-1959) → Sydney
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1957-2015
- Affiliations
- The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC
- Nominations
- New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards short-listed (In Certain Circles, 2015)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Commonwealth Literary Fund fellowship | — | — | — | won |
| 1974 | Australian Council for the Arts fellowship | — | — | — | won |
| 1996 | Patrick White Award | — | — | — | won |
| 2015 | Voss Literary Prize | In Certain Circles | — | — | won |
| 2016 | Queensland Literary Awards – Steele Rudd Award | A Few Days in the Country and other stories | University of Southern Queensland Australian Short Story Collection | — | co-winner |
Commonwealth Literary Fund fellowship
1968
Result:
won
Australian Council for the Arts fellowship
1974
Result:
won
Patrick White Award
1996
Result:
won
Voss Literary Prize
2015
Work:
In Certain Circles
Result:
won
Queensland Literary Awards – Steele Rudd Award
2016
Work:
A Few Days in the Country and other stories
Category:
University of Southern Queensland Australian Short Story Collection
Result:
co-winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Down in the City
1957 Novel
Domestic abusePsychological abuse
The Long Prospect
1958 Novel
Domestic abusePsychological abuse
The Catherine Wheel
1960 Novel
Domestic abusePsychological abuse
The Watch Tower
1966 Novel
Domestic abusePsychological abuse
In Certain Circles
2014 Novel
Domestic abusePsychological abuse
A Few Days in the Country: And Other Stories
2015 Short story collection
Domestic abusePsychological abuse
Bibliography
- Down in the City (1957), The Long Prospect (1958), The Catherine Wheel (1960), The Watch Tower (1966), In Certain Circles (2014), A Few Days in the Country: And Other Stories (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sharp psychological portrayalDepiction of vulnerable women
- Recurring Motifs
- Domestic abuseManipulative male partnersDeceit and tyranny
Legacy
Considered one of the great novelists of Sydney, much of her work tackles domestic abuse, particularly psychological abuse of vulnerable women.
Archives
- National Library of Australia
Trivia
- Her uncle died in the Sandakan Death Marches.
- Lived in London from 1951 to 1959.
- Withdrew her 1971 novel from publication after her mother's death.