Anna Funder: Biography, Facts and Career
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Anna Funder (born 1966) is an Australian author. Her book, Stasiland, won the 2004 UK's Samuel Johnson (now Baillie Gifford) Prize for best non-fiction published in the English language. In 2012 her novel All That I Am, won Australia’s most prestigious fiction prize, the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Her Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell’s Invisible Life was an instant Sunday Times Bestseller on release in August 2023 and it was awarded France’s Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger 2024. The Kirkus Reviews (starred review) hailed it as "electrifying" and "a spellbinding achievement." It was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and named a Book of the Year by The Guardian, the Independent, the Economist, LitHub, the Telegraph, the Daily Telegraph, the Financial Times and the Times.
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- Full name: Anna Funder
- Born: 1966-01-01
- Nationality: Australia
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q273266
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Anna Funder was born on 1966-01-01.
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