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Christina Stead

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born

July 17, 1902 in Sydney, Australia

died

March 31, 1983

gender

female

genre

Literature & Fiction

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Christina Stead (17 July 1902—31 March 1983) was an Australian novelist and short-story writer noted for her satirical wit and psychological penetration. She was a committed Marxist although never a member of the Communist Party. She lived many years in England and the United States but returned to Australia after she was denied the Britannica-Australia prize on the grounds that she had "ceased to be an Australian."

She wrote 15 novels and several volumes of short stories. She also worked as a Hollywood scriptwriter in the 1940s, contributing to Madame Curie and the John Ford/John Wayne war movie, They Were Expendable.

Photo of Christina Stead in 1940s - National Library of Australia: nla.pic-an24717059.

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Books by Christina Stead

Average rating: 3.65 · 886 ratings · 151 reviews · 21 distinct works

	The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead, Randall Jarrell (Introduction) 3.68 avg rating — 731 ratings — published 1940 — 20 editions	My rating:
	For Love Alone 3.56 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1944 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Letty Fox: Her Luck by Christina Stead, Tim Parks (Introduction) 3.67 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1946 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Seven Poor Men Of Sydney 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1934 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Salzburg Tales 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1934 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Puzzleheaded Girl: Four Novellas 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1967 — 3 editions	My rating:
	House of all nations 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1938 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Cotters' England 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Little Hotel: A Novel 2.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1947 — 5 editions	My rating:
	I'm dying laughing: the humourist 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Christina Stead

“Give me your honest opinion. I dont want truth with a veil on - I like naked ladies naked.”
― Christina Stead, Miss Herbert

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“A single girl must lead a double life don't you think? ”
― Christina Stead

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“All the June Saturday afternoon Sam Pollit's children were on the lookout for him as they skated round the dirt sidewalks and seamed old asphalt of R Street and Reservoir Road that bounded the deep-grassed acres of Tohoga House, their home.”
― Christina Stead, The Man Who Loved Children

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