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Jane R. Goodall

ジェーン・アール・グッドール

Jēn R. Guddōru

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1951 (Yorkshire, England)
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Residence History
Yorkshire, England → Sydney, Australia

Career

Occupations
author, academic, researcher, professor, crime writer
Active Years
2003-2024
Affiliations
Western Sydney University

Education

London University
Literature
Country: United Kingdom
Studied at London University.
Oxford University
Literature
Country: United Kingdom
Studied at Oxford University.

Awards

Ned Kelly Award
2004
Work: The Walker
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: joint winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Walker

2004 Crime Fiction

A crime novel featuring Detective Briony Williams.

cultural crisisdetective

Bibliography

  • The Walker
  • The Visitor
  • The Calling
  • Artaud and the Gnostic Drama
  • Performance and Evolution in the Age of Darwin: Out of the Natural Order
  • Frankenstein's science: experimentation and discovery in romantic culture, 1780–1830
  • Stage Presence: The Actor as Mesmerist
  • The Politics of Common Good: Dispossession in Australia

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Deals with dynamics of cultural crisisLiterary and cultural history
Recurring Motifs
Detective Briony Williams

Legacy

Australian crime fiction author and emeritus professor at Western Sydney University, known for novels featuring Detective Briony Williams.

Trivia

  • Each of her novels features the character Detective Briony Williams.