Julia Leigh



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Julia Leigh

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born
Australia

gender
female

genre
Literature & Fiction

influences
Frank Moorhouse, Toni Morrison


About this author

Julia Leigh (b. 1970) is an Australian novelist, film director and screenwriter.

Born in 1970 in Sydney, Australia,[ Leigh is the eldest of three daughters of a doctor and maths teacher. She initially studied law but shifted to writing. For a time she worked at the Australian Society of Authors. Her mentors included leading authors Frank Moorhouse and Toni Morrison.

Leigh is the author of the novels The Hunter and Disquiet, which received critical acclaim. The Hunter was adapted into a 2011 feature film starring Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill and Frances O'Connor. Leigh also wrote the screenplay Sleeping Beauty about a university student drawn into a mysterious world of desire. She made her directorial debut with this screenplay in 2011 Sleeping Bea...more


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Average rating: 3.21 · 1,058 ratings · 339 reviews · 16 distinct works
Disquiet
3.16 of 5 stars 3.16 avg rating — 925 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions
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The Hunter
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2000 — 9 editions
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Uitgesteld afscheid
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Hunter
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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El Cazador
2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005
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The Hunter
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The Hunter
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