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Frame, Janet, 1924-2004

Janet Frame : in her own words / selected and edited by Denis Harold and Pamela Gordon. - North Shore, N.Z. : Penguin, 2011. - 263 p. ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- 1. Published non-fiction -- 2. From interviews -- 3. Letters to the editor -- 4. Speeches and reports -- 5. Correspondence -- 6. Unpublished non-fiction -- 7. Fictions and poems -- Notes -- Acknowledgments.

"For the first time ever, this collection brings together Janet Frame's published short non-fiction in one collected volume, as well as material never seen before. Letters spanning 50 years of Frame's life are published alongside essays, reviews, speeches and extracts from interviews. This startling collection provides an unprecedented range of factual writings about herself, her life and her work. It reveals many aspects Janet Frame's character that will challenge some long-standing myths and preconceptions about New Zealand's most famous author" -- Publisher description. "'It is the desire really to make myself a first person. For many years I was a third person - as children are, 'they', 'she', and as probably oppressed minorities become, 'they'. - Janet Frame, radio interview about writing her autobiography (1983). For the first time ever, this collection brings together Janet Frame's published short non-fiction in one collected volume, as well as material never seen before. Letters spanning 50 years of Frame's life are published alongside essays, reviews, speeches and extracts from interviews. This startling collection provides an unprecedented range of factual writings about herself, her life and her work. It reveals many aspects Janet Frame's character that will challenge some long-standing myths and preconceptions about New Zealand's most famous author." -- Publisher's description.

ISBN: 9780143566274 (hbk.) 014356627X (hbk.)

LCCN: 2011514562

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015891416 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Frame, Janet, 1924-2004
Frame, Janet--Interviews.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Authors, New Zealand--20th century--Interviews.

LC Class. No.: PR9639.3.F7 / Z46 2011

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.2