Back جيليان روبنشتاين Arabic Джилиън Рубинщайн Bulgarian Lian Hearn Danish Gillian Rubinstein German Τζίλλιαν Ρουμπινστάιν Greek Gillian Rubinstein Spanish Gillian Rubinstein Finnish Gillian Rubinstein French Gillian Rubinstein Galician ג'יליאן רובינשטיין HE
Gillian Rubinstein | |
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| Born | Gillian Margaret Hanson 29 August 1942 United Kingdom |
| Pen name | Lian Hearn G. M. Hanson |
| Occupation | writer |
| Notable awards | Children's Peace Literature Award, 1987; Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, 2004 |
| Spouse | Phillip |
| Children | Matt (born 1974), Tessa (born 1977) and Susannah (born 1979) |
| Website | |
| www.gillianrubinstein.com | |
Gillian Rubinstein (born 29 August 1942) is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire,[1][2] England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973.[3] As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written over 30 books. Her award-winning and hugely popular 1986 debut Space Demons introduced the themes of growing up and fantasy worlds which emerge often in her other writings. Books such as At Ardilla, Foxspell and Galax-Arena all received critical acclaim and multiple awards.
In 2001, Rubinstein published Across the Nightingale Floor, the first of the best-selling three-book series Tales of the Otori series under the pseudonym Lian Hearn. The series is set in a fictional island nation resembling feudal Japan and is her first work to reach an adult audience.
The name 'Lian', comes from a childhood nickname and 'Hearn' apparently refers to herons which are a prominent theme in the series. It has also been suggested that the surname is most likely borrowed from Lafcadio Hearn; one of the first Western writers to tackle Japanese mythology.
Gillian Rubinstein currently resides in Mullumbimby, New South Wales.
- ^ "Potten End (A Guide to Old Hertfordshire)". hertfordshire-genealogy.
- ^ "Rubenstein, Gillian". Austlit. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Gillian Rubinstein: About Me - Personal Biography". Gillian Rubinstein. Retrieved 15 July 2007.