Eleanor Catton
Eleanor Catton is a New Zealand novelist and screenwriter. Born in Canada, Catton moved to New Zealand as a child and grew up in Christchurch. She completed a master's degree in creative writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters.
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- Born in
- London
- Educated at
- Victoria University of WellingtonBurnside High SchoolLawnswood SchoolInternational Institute of Modern LettersUniversity of Canterbury
- Awards
- 🏆 Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit🏆 honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington🏆 Booker Prize🏆 Amazon.ca First Novel Award🏆 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
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1985
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