- Rose Zwi
Rose Zwi (born
8 May 1928 ) is aSouth Africa n writer best known for her work about theimmigrants in that country. Born inOaxaca ,Mexico , toJewish refugees fromLithuania , her family moved to South Africa when she was a young girl. In 1967 Zwi graduated from the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg) with a BA (Hons) in English Literature.cite web |title = Zwi, Rose |publisher= AustLit Agent |url= http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A)dn |accessdate= 2007-08-11]Zwi lived briefly in
Israel , but returned to South Africa until 1988 when she relocated toAustralia . She became an Australian citizen in 1992 and now lives in Sydney,New South Wales .Awards
* 1982 - Winner of the
Olive Schreiner Prize for "Another Year in Africa" - a prize for new and emerging writers.cite web |title= Olive Schreiner Prize Winners |publisher= The English Academy of Southern Africa |url= http://www.englishacademy.co.za/pastwinners.html |accessdate= 2007-08-11]
* 1994 -Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Fiction Award for "Safe Houses"cite web|title= 1994 Human Rights Medal and Awards |publisher=Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |url= http://www.humanrights.gov.au/hr_awards/1994.html |accessedate= 2007-08-11]Works
* "
Another Year in Africa " (Bateleur Press, c1980)
* "The Inverted Pyramid : a Novel" (Ravan Press, 1981)
* "" (AD. Donker, 1984)
* "The Umbrella Tree " (Penguin, 1990)
* "Safe Houses " (Spinifex, 1993)
* "Last Walk in Naryshkin Park " (Spinifex Press, 1997) [http://www.spinifexpress.com.au/non-fict/lwnp.htm Spinifex Press review]
* "Speak the Truth, Laughing " nine stories and a novella, "House Arrest" (Spinifex, 2002) [http://www.api-network.com/cgi-bin/reviews/jrbview.cgi?n=1876756217 API Review]Notes
References
*"Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature"
* [http://www.englishacademy.co.za/awards.html The English Academy of Southern Africa] (Retrieved 11-August-2007)
* [http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A)dn Zwi, Rose] Austlit (retrieved 11-August 2007)Persondata
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