About Jane R. Goodall
Born 1951. Jane R. Goodall is an Australian novelist, literary scholar and writer.
Jane R. Goodall (born 1951) is a researcher at the Writing and Society Research Centre of Western Sydney University, Australia.
Born in Yorkshire, England, Goodall studied at London and Oxford Universities. She is currently Emeritus Professor in the Writing and Society Research Group at University of Western Sydney.
Her research deals with the dynamics of cultural crisis. She is the author of a wide range of books and essays on literary and cultural history. She contributes regularly to the Inside Story newsletter.
Each of Goodall's novels feature the character Detective Briony Williams.
Awards Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing, Best First Novel, 2004: joint winner for The Walker
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Australian writer
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Jane R. Goodall was born in 1951 in Yorkshire.
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