The word permanent…had its own kind of revenge on those who misused it, for the Bible said that nothing was permanent and everything came and went.
Janet Frame Quotes
Very often the law of extremity demands an attention to irrelevance.
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| Birth: | 28th August, 1924 |
| Death: | 29th January, 2004 |
| Nationality: | New Zealander |
| Profession: | Author, Novelist, Poet, Writer |
About
Janet Frame was born in Dunedin, New Zealand. She was a New Zealander author, novelist, poet and short story writer. She studied at the University of Otago. In 1943, she began training as a teacher at the Dunedin College of Education. She wrote several novels include: Owls Do Cry, Faces in the Water, Scented Gardens for the Blind, The Adaptable Man, A State of Siege, Intensive Care, Daughter Buffalo, Living in the Maniototo, The Carpathians, Towards Another Summer, and In the Memorial Room. She wrote several short stories include: Lagoon and Other Stories, The Reservoir, and You Are Now Entering the Human Heart. She wrote several poems include: The Pocket Mirror and The Goose Bath. She authored three volumes of autobiography, including To the Is-land, An Angel at my Table and The Envoy from Mirror City.
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