Joanne Harris
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| Joanne Harris | |
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| Born | 3 July 1964 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Chocolat, Five Quarters of the Orange |
Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris (born 3 July 1964, Barnsley, Yorkshire) is a British author.
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[edit] Biography
Born to a French mother and an English father in her grandparents' sweet shop, her family life was filled with food and folklore. Her great-grandmother had an odd reputation and enjoyed letting the gullible think she was a witch and healer.[1] All of this was an environment that would play a key role as an adult in the development of her novels.
She was educated at Wakefield Girls High School, Barnsley Sixth Form College, and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where she read Modern and Medieval Languages.
Her first novel, The Evil Seed, was published in 1989, but it and a second novel published in 1993 met with only marginal success. In 1999, her whimsical though slightly dark and mystical story titled Chocolat, based on food and an exotic locale in the Gers area of France, reached No. 1 in the Sunday Times newspaper's bestseller list. The book was shortlisted for the 1999 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and the movie rights sold to Miramax Pictures. The success of the motion picture, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, brought Harris worldwide recognition.
Her novel, Runemarks, published August 2007, is her first book for children and young adults.
[edit] Bibliography
- The Evil Seed (1989)
- Sleep, Pale Sister (1993)
- Chocolat (1999)
- Blackberry Wine (2000)
- Five Quarters of the Orange (2001)
- Tea With the Birds (2001)
- The French Kitchen, A Cook Book (2002)
- Coastliners (2002)
- Holy Fools (2003)
- Jigs & Reels (2004)
- Gentlemen & Players (2005)
- The French Market (2005)
- The Lollipop Shoes (2007) (US title: The Girl with No Shadow, 8 April 2008)
- Runemarks (2007 in the UK, 2008 in the US)
- Blueeyedboy (1 April 2010 in the UK)
[edit] References
- ^ "Joanne Harris, About the Author". Mostly Fiction Book Reviews. http://www.mostlyfiction.com/world/harris.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
[edit] External links
- The Joanne Harris Website
- Joanne Harris Official Myspace
- "Talking Chocolate and Norse legend with Joanne Harris" (from www.theyorker.co.uk)
- Joanne Harris interview - Mookychick Magazine
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