Malla nunn author biography for book
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Malla Nunn Biography, Books, and Similar Authors
Interview
A brief but revealing Q&A with Malla Nunn, author of A Beautiful Place to Die, the first in the Detective Emmanuel Cooper series set in 1950s South Africa.
Malla Nunn Revealed
Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. A chaotic juggling act. Writing, children, dreaming, cooking.
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Ubuntu: We are people through other people.
Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. Being happy with what I have; right here, right now.
Q. What's your greatest fear?
A. Loss of a loved one, closely followed by bad reviews!
Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. Walking through the African bush, the smell of fresh rain in the air.
Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
A. The women who wash the laundry and heat the baby bottles while the bombs drop. They are the life force.
Q. Which living person do you most admire?
A. My parents. They have survived hard lives with their humanity intact.
Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
A. Honestly, really, the thing is...
Q. What do you regret most?
A. Letting fear of failure hold me back.
Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. The
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Malla Nunn
Malla Nunn | |
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Born | Swaziland |
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | University of Western Australia |
Genre | Crime fiction Young Adult fiction |
Years active | 2008–present |
Notable works | Emmanuel Cooper series |
Notable awards | 12 awards |
Swaziland-born Australian screenwriter and author
Malla Nunn is a Swaziland-born Australianscreenwriter and author.[1] Her works include the murder mysteriesA Beautiful Place to Die and Let the Dead Lie,[2] as well as the award-winning young adult novel, When the Ground Is Hard.
Private life
[edit]Nunn was born in Swaziland and moved to Perth with her parents in the 1970s. She attended the University of Western Australia graduating with a B.A. with a double major in English and History. She completed a M.A. in Theatre Studies at Villanova University in Philadelphia.[3] While in America she met her husband-to-be and they live with their two children in Sydney.[4]
Career
[edit]Nunn wrote and directed several short film including the documentary Servant of the Ancestors in 1998 which screened at several festivals.[5] It won Best Documentary Silver Images, Pan African, Zanzibar Film Festival, 2000.[6] Her firs