Beverley Harper (1941 – 9 August 2002) was an Australian author of novels set in Africa.
Born in
Bulli, New South Wales
Bulli ( ) is a northern suburb of Wollongong situated on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.
History
Bulli is possibly derived from an Aboriginal word signifying "double or two mountains", but other derivations have been suggeste ...
in 1941, Harper visited Africa in 1967. Although she meant to stay for only one year, she lived there until 1988, when she returned to Australia.
Most of her novels were translated into German and published by
Bastei Lübbe. Her final novel, ''Footprints of Lion'', was completed by her husband after her death from cancer in 2002. Her ashes lie on the banks of the
Boteti River in
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...
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Works
Novels
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Short stories
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* "Festival of Lights" in
* "Who Wins, Dared" in
References
1941 births
2002 deaths
Australian women novelists
Australian women short story writers
20th-century Australian women writers
20th-century Australian writers
21st-century Australian women writers
21st-century Australian writers
Deaths from cancer
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1941 Alabama elections