Comments on: Janet Frame dies at 79

Janet Frame dies at 79

jokeefe — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:46:18 -0800

Janet Frame , New Zealand writer, is dead at 79. More information about her life, here, and obituary notice here. Nominated for the Nobel Prize for Fiction last year, I had hoped she might yet win. RIP.

By: hackly_fracture

hackly_fracture — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:29:26 -0800

She seemed like one of the better not-quite-famous writers up for the prize in a while, too.

By: squirrel

squirrel — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:30:23 -0800

How sad. But what a life she had! Maybe now they'll finally release Jane Campion's fantastic biography of Frame, An Angel at My Table on DVD. Frame's prose and poetry were wonderful. For those looking into her work, I recommend The Edge of the Alphabet. She had a beautiful vision.

By: John Shaft

John Shaft — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 13:04:11 -0800

Trivial point: An Angel at my Table is available on DVD in New Zealand.

By: t r a c y

t r a c y — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:53:36 -0800

nooo. i was just telling a friend about her, and about an angel at my table. i just watched it again a few weeks ago, i watch it every time it crops up on tv. janet frame was an inspiration. mother aotearoa has lost one of her most beautiful children.

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 07:05:56 -0800

She lived in Andorra? Cool.