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Jun 19, 1921 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia Died on 15 Mar 2010 (aged 88)
Australian children's writer
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About Patricia Wrightson
- Patricia Wrightson OBE (19 June 1921 – 15 March 2010) was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books.
- Her reputation came to rest largely on her magic realist titles.
- Her books, including the widely praised The Nargun and the Stars (1973), were among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology.
- Her 27 books have been published in 16 languages.For her "lasting contribution" as a children's writer she received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1986.
