Barbara Anderson (author)
Barbara Anderson (born April 14, 1926 in Hastings , New Zealand , † March 24, 2013 in Auckland ) was a New Zealand writer .
Life
Barbara Anderson studied at the University of Otago after attending school and graduated in 1947 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). She then worked as a medical technician and later as a teacher . After completing her professional career, she completed another degree at Victoria University of Wellington , which she graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts .
She did not begin her writing until the age of almost sixty and achieved fame beyond New Zealand. Her main publications, coined and similar to Anita Brookner , Raymond Carver , Margaret Drabble and Bernice Rubens , include:
- I Think We Should Go Into the Jungle: Short Stories , Wellington 1989
- Girls' High , Wellington 1990
- Portrait of the Artist's Wife , Wellington 1992
- All the Nice Girls , Wellington 1993
- The House Guest , Wellington 1995
- Proud Garments , Wellington 1996
- The Peacocks: and Other Stories , Wellington 1997
- Glorious things, and other stories , London 1999
- Long Hot Summer , Wellington 1999
- The Swing Around , Wellington 2001.
Barbara Anderson was married to Vice Admiral Sir Neil Anderson , the commander of the New Zealand Defense Force who died in 2010 from 1980 to 1983.
Web links
- Literature by and about Barbara Anderson in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anderson, Barbara |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hastings , New Zealand |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 2013 |
| Place of death | Auckland , New Zealand |