Biography of Barbara Anderson -

Barbara Anderson (born 1926) is a New Zealand
writer who has become internationally recognised
despite only starting her writing career in her
late fifties.

Born in Hastings, New Zealand, she was educated at
University of Otago|Otago University where she
graduated with a Bachelor of Science|BSc degree in
1947.  After a career as a medical technologist
and teacher, she went back to university in
Wellington, New Zealand|Wellington where she
graduated with a Bachelor of Arts|BA degree from
Victoria University, Wellington in 1984. 

== Works ==

* I Think We Should Go Into the Jungle : Short
Stories. Wellington : Victoria University Press,
1989; London: Secker & Warburg, 1993. 
* Girls' High. Wellington : Victoria University
Press, 1990, 1999; London: Secker & Warburg, 1991.

* Portrait of the Artist's Wife. Wellington :
Victoria University Press, 1992; London: Secker &
Warburg, 1992; New York: Norton, 1993; London:
Minerva, 1993. 
* All the Nice Girls. Wellington : Victoria
University Press, 1993, 1999; London: Cape, 1994;
London: Vintage, 1995. 
* The House Guest. Wellington : Victoria
University Press, 1995; London: Cape, 1995;
London: Vintage, 1997. 
* Proud Garments. Wellington : Victoria University
Press, 1996. 
* The Peacocks : and Other Stories. Wellington :
Victoria University Press, 1997. 
* Glorious things, and other stories. London:
Cape, 1999. 
* Long Hot Summer. Wellington: Victoria University
Press, 1999; London: Cape, 2000. 
* The Swing Around. Wellington: Victoria
University Press, 2001.

== See also ==
* New Zealand literature

== External links ==
*http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/andersonb.h
tm New Zealand Book Council for biography and
links

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