Helen Garner
Australian journalist, novelist and screenwriter
- Born
- 7 November 1942, Geelong
- Age
- 83
- Birth name
- Helen Ford
Helen Garner (née Ford; born 7 November 1942) is an Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Garner's first novel, Monkey Grip, published in 1977, immediately established her as an original voice on the Australian literary scene—it is now widely considered a classic. She has a reputation for incorporating and adapting her personal experiences in her fiction, something that has brought her widespread attention, particularly with her novels Monkey Grip and The Spare Room (2008).
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