- Trezza Azzopardi
Trezza Azzopardi is a British writer.
She was born in
Cardiff to aMaltese father and a Welsh mother. She studied creative writing at theUniversity of East Anglia , and currently works as a lecturer there. She also has an MA in Film and Television studies from the University of Derby.Her first novel, "The Hiding Place", was shortlisted for the
Booker Prize in 2000 (a significant accomplishment, since first novels are not often shortlisted for the Booker). Her novel also won theGeoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and was also shortlisted for theJames Tait Black Memorial Prize . Her second novel, "Remember Me", was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year. "Winterton Blue" was longlisted for the 2008 Wales Book of the Year. She also writes short stories, and readings for BBC radio. Her books have been translated into 17 languages.Azzopardi currently lives in Norwich, in the east of
England .Bibliography
*"The Hiding Place", Picador, 2000 ISBN 0871138158
*"Remember Me", Picador, 2003 ISBN 0330493477
*"Winterton Blue",Grove Press , 2007 ISBN 0802118410External References
* [http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth01K30O145912626168 Profile at www.contemporarywriters.com]
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/bookerprize2000/story/0,6194,386760,00.html Profile of media at Guardian Unlimited]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/books/review/Schillinger3.t.html NY times review of "Winterton Blue"]
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