Beverley Harper
Beverley Harper (born 1941 in New South Wales (Australia), † 2002 in Beverly Hills ) was an Australian author.
She traveled to Africa in 1967 at the age of 26 , where she wanted to stay for a year. That turned out to be almost 20 years. Her books are very successful in the English-speaking world.
She taught herself to write. She began a course she took for professional writers, but never completed it.
She published her first novel, Storms over Africa , in 1985.
The Luebbe Verlag published most of its atmospheric works for which it was inspired by the African continent.
In 2002 the writer died in Beverly Hills . Their ashes were brought to Africa.
Works
Unless otherwise stated, the German editions of the books have been published by Lübbe Verlag:
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Storms over Africa (1985)
Storms over Winding Paths (2004) -
Edge of the Rain (1997)
The Heart of Africa ( Rowohlt Verlag wunderlich 2000) -
Echo of an Angry God (1998)
The Gold of Malawi (Rowohlt Verlag wunderlich 2000) -
People of Heaven (2000)
Sun over Dark Land (2003) -
The forgotten Sea (2000)
In the first gleam of the sun (2007) -
Jackal's Dance (2001)
Bright moon in a black night (2005) -
Shadows in the Grass (2002)
In the Last Light of the Stars (2006) -
Footprints of Lion (2004)
Whispers of the Wind (2007)
References
- ↑ Beverley Harper in the author's portrait from Bastei-Lübbe Verlag ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Literature by and about Beverley Harper in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Harper, Beverley |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian author |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New South Wales , Australia |
DATE OF DEATH | 2002 |
Place of death | Beverly Hills |