Barbara Anderson (writer)
| Barbara Anderson | |
|---|---|
 c. 2009 | |
| Born |
Barbara Lillian Romaine 1926 Hastings, New Zealand |
| Died |
24 March 2013 (aged 86–87) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | writer |
| Alma mater |
University of Otago Victoria University of Wellington |
| Genre | Short Stories; Novels |
| Spouse | Sir Neil Anderson (m. 1951; d. 2010) |
| Children | two |
Barbara Anderson, Lady Anderson (1926 – 24 March 2013) was a New Zealand fiction writer who became internationally recognized despite her first book being published in her sixties.[1]
Career
Born Barbara Lillian Romaine in Hastings, New Zealand, she was educated at the University of Otago where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1947. In 1951, she married Sir Neil Anderson, a Royal New Zealand Navy officer later to become Chief of New Zealand Defence Staff. They had two sons. After a career as a medical technologist and as a teacher, she went back to college in Wellington, New Zealand, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Victoria University of Wellington in 1984.
Lady Anderson died in Auckland on 24 March 2013.[2]
Works
- I Think We Should Go Into the Jungle : Short Stories. Wellington : Victoria University Press, 1989; London: Secker & Warburg, 1993.
- Girls' High. Wellington : Victoria University Press, 1990, 1999; London: Secker & Warburg, 1991.
- Portrait of the Artist's Wife. Wellington : Victoria University Press, 1992; London: Secker & Warburg, 1992; New York: Norton, 1993; London: Minerva, 1993.
- All the Nice Girls. Wellington : Victoria University Press, 1993, 1999; London: Cape, 1994; London: Vintage, 1995.
- The House Guest. Wellington : Victoria University Press, 1995; London: Cape, 1995; London: Vintage, 1997.
- Proud Garments. Wellington : Victoria University Press, 1996.
- The Peacocks : and Other Stories. Wellington : Victoria University Press, 1997.
- Glorious things, and other stories. London: Cape, 1999.
- Long Hot Summer. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1999; London: Cape, 2000.
- The Swing Around. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2001.
- Getting There: An Autobiography, 2008[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Barbara Anderson, NZ Book Council, Retrieved 2 April 2017
- ↑ NZ author Barbara Anderson dies | 3news.co.nz
External links
- New Zealand Book Council for biography and links