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Lucy Lehmann is an Australian author, best known for The Showgirl and the Brumby, which won the 2004 Kathleen Mitchell Award.[1]
Life
[edit]Her mother is author and journalist Sally McInerney, and her father writer and poet Geoffrey Lehmann.
Before becoming a published writer, she made experimental short films.[2]
She also performs music publicly.[3] She formerly lived with musician Nic Dalton, and after their break-up the two collaborated on songs and played together in his band the Gloomchasers.[4]
Work
[edit]The Showgirl and the Brumby
[edit]The novel explores the antipathy and hidden secrets of two families, revealed through Cowra's Miss Showgirl competition.
The novel was partly inspired by Bringing Them Home, the report into the Stolen Generations.[2] It took 6 years to write, and was originally intended to be a screenplay.
It was runner-up in the 2000 Vogel competition for best novel by a writer under 35.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Showgirl and the Brumby (novel)". AustLit. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Winkler, Michael (December 21 2002). "In Lehmann's terms". The Age (Australia). Retrieved 21 November 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Contributors: Lucy Lehmann". Griffith Review. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Nic Dalton Invites You To HisHome Of Big Regret". Faster Louder. 27th Sep, 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Murray, Madeleine (November 29 2002). "Sex and the rural girl". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
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