Writers seem to me to be people who need to retire from social life and do a lot of thinking about what’s happened – almost to calm themselves.
Helen Garner Quotes
The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no meaning or intention but the fulfilment of its own nature, which was to fall and fall.
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| Birth: | 7th November, 1942 |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Profession: | Novelist, Screenwriter, Teacher, Writer |
About
Helen Garner was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. She is an Australian novelist, journalist, short-story writer and screenwriter. She has written several novels include: Monkey Grip, The Children's Bach, Cosmo Cosmolino, and The Spare Room. Her Short story collections include: Short story collections, Postcards from Surfers, and My Hard Heart. She has written several films include: Monkey Grip, Two Friends, and The Last Days of Chez Nous. Her Non-fiction works include: The First Stone, The feel of steel, Joe Cinque's Consolation, This House of Grief, and Everywhere I Look. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with majors in English and French from the University of Melbourne. Between 1966 and 1972, she worked as a high-school teacher at various Victorian high schools.
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