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Gail Jones

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born

January 01, 1954 in Harvey, Australia

gender

female

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Literature & Fiction

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Gail Jones is the author of two short-story collections, a critical monograph, and the novels BLACK MIRROR, SIXTY LIGHTS, DREAMS OF SPEAKING and SORRY. Three times shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, her prizes include the WA Premier's Award for Fiction, the Nita B. Kibble Award, the Steele Rudd Award, the Age Book of the Year Award, the Adelaide Festival Award for Fiction and the ASAL Gold Medal. She has also been shortlisted for international awards, including the IMPAC and the Prix Femina. Her fiction has been translated into nine languages. Gail has recently taken up a Professorship at UWS.

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Average rating: 3.37 · 375 ratings · 95 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Five Bells 3.17 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Sixty Lights 3.57 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Sorry 3.40 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Dreams of Speaking 3.28 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Black Mirror 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings	My rating:
	The House of Breathing 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Fetish Lives 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Piano 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Perdita by Gail Jones, Übersetzerin Conny Lösch 1.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	My rating:
	Pardon by Gail Jones, Sika Fakambi (Traduction) 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007	My rating:

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