About Joan London
Born 1948. Joan London is an Australian novelist.
Joan Elizabeth London (born 1948) is an Australian author of short stories, screenplays and novels.
Biography She graduated from the University of Western Australia, having studied English and French; she has taught English as a second language and is a bookseller. She lives in Fremantle, Western Australia.
London is the author of two collections of stories. The first, Sister Ships and Other Stories, won The Age Book of the Year (1986), and the second, Letter to Constantine, won the Steele Rudd Award and the Western Australian Premier's Book Award for Fiction (both in 1994). The two were published together as The New Dark Age.
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Who is Joan London?
Australian novelist and short story writer
When was Joan London born?
Joan London was born on 24 July 1948 in Perth.
What is Joan London's occupation?
Joan London is a novelist.
What nationality is Joan London?
Joan London is Australian.
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· DBpedia: Joan London (Australian author)
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