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'''Liz Jensen''' (born 1959) is an English novelist. |
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Liz Jensen was born in Oxfordshire, the daughter of a Danish father and an Anglo-Moroccan mother. She first worked as a journalist in the Far East, and then for the BBC as a TV and Radio producer.<ref name="festival">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/festivals/lit_fest/2004/adaptation.shtml |title=Gloucestershire Festivals - Anthony Minghella and Liz Jensen |publisher=BBC |date=2004-10-23 |accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref> She then worked as a sculptor in France, where she wrote her first novel, ''Egg Dancing'' (1995), returning to London to write ''Ark Baby'' (1998), ''The Paper Eater'' (2000), and ''War Crimes for the Home'' (2002) |
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She has also worked as a journalist, sculptor, and a TV and Radio producer.<ref name="festival">{{cite web |
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Her novel, ''The Ninth Life of Louis Drax'', was being produced as a movie by [[Anthony Minghella]] shortly before his death.<ref name="cinematical">{{cite web |
Her latest novel, ''The Ninth Life of Louis Drax'', was being produced as a movie by [[Anthony Minghella]] shortly before his death.<ref name="cinematical">{{cite web |
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Revision as of 19:03, 9 August 2010
Liz Jensen (born 1959) is an English novelist.
Liz Jensen was born in Oxfordshire, the daughter of a Danish father and an Anglo-Moroccan mother. She first worked as a journalist in the Far East, and then for the BBC as a TV and Radio producer.[1] She then worked as a sculptor in France, where she wrote her first novel, Egg Dancing (1995), returning to London to write Ark Baby (1998), The Paper Eater (2000), and War Crimes for the Home (2002)
Her latest novel, The Ninth Life of Louis Drax, was being produced as a movie by Anthony Minghella shortly before his death.[2]
She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2005.[3]
Novels
- Egg Dancing (1995)
- Ark Baby (1997)
- Paper Eater (2000)
- War Crimes for the Home (2002)
- The Ninth Life of Louis Drax (2004)
- My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time: A Novel (2006)
- The Rapture (2009)
References
- ^ "Gloucestershire Festivals - Anthony Minghella and Liz Jensen". BBC. 2004-10-23. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ Novikov, Eugene (2008-03-29). "The Aftermath of Minghella's Untimely Passing". Cinematical. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "Royal Society of Literature All Fellows". Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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External links
- Liz Jensen's Home Page
- The Secret of writing a novel in The Guardian
- Review of The Ninth Life of Louis Drax in The Independent
- Review of My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time in The Independent
- The Ninth Life of Louis Drax at Tin House Books ISBN 1582344574
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