Shirley Hazzard

Shirley Hazzard (born January 30, 1931, Sydney, Australia—died December 12, 2016, New York, New York, U.S.) was an Australian-born American writer whose novels and short stories are acclaimed for both their literary refinement and their emotional complexity. Hazzard lived in a number of places, among them Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Italy, before taking up residence in New York City at the age of 20. Her first short story, “Woollahra Road,” was published in The...