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Janet FrameNew Zealand writer.
Date of Birth: 28.08.1924
Country:  New Zealand |
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Janet Frame Biography
Janet Frame was a New Zealand writer who was known for her exploration of the emotional lives of various unfortunate individuals. She was born on August 28, 1924 in Dunedin. Frame received her education in Oamaru (depicted as Waimaru in her first novel, Owls Do Cry, 1957) and at the University of Otago in Dunedin.
Early Struggles
In the 1940s, Frame suffered from a nervous disorder, spending a significant amount of time in psychiatric hospitals. One of these hospitals became the setting for her novel Faces in the Water (1962). Despite her struggles, Frame embarked on her creative journey with her collection of short stories, The Lagoon (1951), which was later published in England in 1990.
Life in England and Return to New Zealand
In 1956, Frame moved to England and in the 1960s, she returned to the University of Otago, where she taught creative writing. The Weider family, depicted in her first two novels, made their final appearance in her third novel, The Edge of the Alphabet (1962), which concluded her exploration of the "disturbed and often tragic world of New Zealand."
Literary Works
Among her subsequent works, Frame wrote novels such as Scented Gardens for the Blind (1963), The Adaptable Man (1965), A State of Siege (1966), The Rainbirds (1968), Intensive Care (1970), and Daughter Buffalo (1972). She also published a second collection of short stories, a poetry collection titled The Pocket Mirror (1967), a children's book titled Mona Minim and the Smell of the Sun (1992), as well as autobiographical books To the Is-Land (1982) and An Angel at My Table (1984).
