Thea Astley
Australian novelist and short story writer (1925 – 2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thea Beatrice May Astley AO (25 August 1925 – 17 August 2004) was an Australian novelist and short story writer. She was a prolific writer who was published for over 40 years from 1958. At the time of her death, she had won more Miles Franklin Awards, Australia's major literary award, than any other writer. As well as being a writer, she taught at all levels of education – primary, secondary and tertiary.
This article is about the Australian novelist. For the Filipino singer with the same name, see Thea Astley (singer).
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Born | Beatrice May Astley (1925-08-25)25 August 1925 Brisbane, Queensland |
Died | 17 August 2004(2004-08-17) (aged 78) Tugun, Queensland |
Other names | Phillip Cressy, Thea Gregson |
Occupation(s) | Novelist and short story writer |
Spouse | Jack Gregson |
Children | Ed Gregson |
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Astley has a significant place in Australian letters as she was "the only woman novelist of her generation to have won early success and published consistently throughout the 1960s and 1970s, when the literary world was heavily male-dominated".[1]