Elizabeth Haran

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Elizabeth Haran, May 2013

Elizabeth Haran (born 1954) is an Australian novelist whose books were published in German and other European languages before being published in English.

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Life

Haran was born in 1954 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia),[2] and migrated to Australia as a child. She began writing in her thirties, after the birth of her second son.[1]

Haran lives in Largs Bay,[3] South Australia with her family.

Writing

Haran writes historical fiction, setting her novels in various parts of Australia in earlier centuries.[4]

After being rejected by publishers in the UK and US,

e-books and Latvia), and have sold more than 1.5 million copies in Germany. Her novels are very popular in Germany.[5]

Works

Year English title German title Czech title Croatian title Spanish title French title
2001 A Woman For All Seasons Im Land des Eukalyptusbaums[1][2]
2002 The Heart of a Sunburned Land Der Ruf des Abendvogels Sluncem spálená země[2]
2003 Sunset over Eden Im Glanz der roten Sonne Suton iznad Edena[2]
2004 Stars in the Southern Sky Ein Hoffungsstern am Himmel Vyprahlé srdce[2]
2005 River of Fortune Am Fluss des Schicksals Divoké vody El río de la fortuna[2]
2006 Whispers in the Wind Die Insel der roten Erde Zrádné útesy[2]
2007 Under a Flaming Sky Im Tal der flammenden Sonne
2008 The Tantanoola Tiger
2009 Dance of the Fiery Blue Gums
2010 A Faraway Place in the Sun
2011 The Mundi-Mundi Legend
2012 Beyond the Red Horizon El brillo de la estrella del sur[6]
2013 Walkabout Country
2015 Flight of the Jabiru Träume unter roter sonne El vuelo del jaribú Le pays du soleil rouge[2]
2016 Staircase to the Moon
2017 In the valley of Rainbow mist Im Tal der Eukalyptuswälder
2018 A Capricorn Sun

Sunset over Eden

This book is set in the Queensland sugar cane town of Innisfail. The town is just recovering after being devastated in a cyclone. This book was published in German, Slovakian, Croatian, Czech and Russian.

Stars in the Southern Sky

This book is historical fiction

Birdsville, Queensland
, one of the most isolated towns in Australia. Elizabeth changed the name of the town to Kangaroo Crossing for the book. Foreign language editions of the book have been published in German, Czechoslovakian and Russian.

River of Fortune

This book was published in German, Czechoslovakian and Russian.

Whispers in the Wind

This book is set on Kangaroo Island, off the coast of South Australia, in 1845.[4] This book was published in German, Czechoslovakian and Russian.

Dance of the Fiery Blue Gums

Dance of the Fiery Blue Gums, is set in the Clare Valley in 1866.[4]

The Tantanoola Tiger

The Tantanoola Tiger is set in southeast South Australia in 1900.[4]

The Heart of a Sunburned Land

Heart of a Sunburned Land is set in northern South Australia in the 1920s.[4]

A Faraway Place in the Sun

A Faraway Place in the Sun is set in Port Adelaide and the Flinders Ranges in 1946.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Crouch, Brad (25 November 2001). "Elizabeth a hit in Germany". The Sunday Mail. Adelaide, South Australia. p. 33. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Author record: Elizabeth Haran". AustLit (www.austlit.edu.au). The University of Queensland. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Pisani, Ashleigh (12 July 2017). "History is stranger than fiction for author". The Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia. p. 16. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Pisani, Asleigh (11 July 2017). "Largs Bay native Elizabeth Haran has written 16 novels mostly set in Australia but is little know in SA". The Advertiser. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. ^ mwh (23 August 2016). "Kühle Krimis und mediterranes Lebensgefühl für den Sommer". Münchner Merkur. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Blogger".
  7. ^ "Book Review: Stars in the Southern Sky, by Elizabeth Haran". 12 July 2018.

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