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Nicki Greenberg
Nicki Greenberg is a Melbourne-based Australian comic artist and illustrator. ''Nicki is a frequent presenter at schools, festivals and conferences, where her speaking style is described as passionate, engaging and full of energy.'' ''Nicki now dedicates most of her ink to books for younger readers. Her favorite activity is making books, but when she does manage to tear herself away from the desk Nicki loves to crochet bizarre sea creatures.'' Early life Greenberg had early success when in 1990, at the age of fifteen, she published ''The Digits'', a series of twelve books featuring her fingerprints as characters. The books sold over 380,000 copies in Australia and New Zealand. Career Her graphic novel adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's ''The Great Gatsby'' (''The Great Gatsby: a graphic adaptation'') was published in 2007 by Allen & Unwin in Australia and by Penguin Group, Penguin in Canada. Her graphic adaptation of ''Hamlet'' was published by Allen & Unwin in 2010. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
