Cliffs of Fall
by Shirley Hazzard
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
The Australian-born author's first book, a collection of short stories, all but one of which first appeared in the "New Yorker." Described here as "a minor official at the United Nations," Hazzard went on to win the National Book Award for her 2003 novel "The Great Fire.
Synopsis
Born in Australia, Shirley Hazzard traveled the world during her early years, a result of her parents' diplomatic postings. In 1947, at the age of 16, she was engaged by British intelligence to monitor the civil war in China. In 1963, she married the writer Francis Steegmuller, who died in 1994. She has written several novels, two of which were National Book Award Finalists: The Bay of Noon (1971) and The Transit of Venus (1981, available from Penguin). She is also the author of two collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction including the memoir Greene on Capri . Hazzard's most recent work, The Great Fire , won of the 2003 National Book Award for Fiction and the Miles Franklin Award. She now lives in New York, making frequent travels to Italy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29036
- Title
- Cliffs of Fall
- Author
- Shirley Hazzard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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