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Hazel Rowley Hazel Rowley i(A19707 works by) (a.k.a. Hazel Joan Rowley)
Born: Established: 16 Nov 1951 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 1 Mar 2011 New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,

Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1960
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1 2 y separately published work icon Life as Art : The Biographical Writing of Hazel Rowley Hazel Rowley , Della Rowley (editor), Lynn Buchanan (editor), Carlton : Miegunyah Press , 2021 21541158 2021 selected work biography

'‘My books are all, in their different ways, voyages of discovery. I write books to learn, to stretch my horizons. These voyages of mine are full of risk and passion.’ Hazel Rowley

'Hazel Rowley was an award-winning biographer who was committed to telling the stories of people’s lives. This collection of short pieces—journal articles, essays, talks, diary entries – provides a wonderful insight into her craft. In these pages she talks honestly about the joys, the challenges, the highs and the lows of writing biography. Much of the material is previously unpublished and reveals Rowley’s lively ideas on a range of topics.

'Before her untimely death in 2011, Rowley wrote four acclaimed biographies: about Christina Stead, Richard Wright, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. This new collection gives a rich store of reflections on biography and draws the reader into Rowley’s passionate pursuit of stories and her search for new biographical subjects.

'Della and Lynn, along with Hazel’s friend Irene Tomaszewski, established the Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship in her memory.' (Publication summary)

1 Open Page with Hazel Rowley Hazel Rowley , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 328 2011; (p. 68)
1 Christina Stead Hazel Rowley , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Greats 2008; (p. 141-143)
1 2 The Mocking Country Hazel Rowley , 2007 single work essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 August 2007; (p. 8-9)
Hazel Rowley, visiting Australia after a ten-year absence, ponders the question: 'Why aren't Australians proud of the writers and artists who have sprung from our soil?' with particular reference to expatriate writer Christina Stead.
1 The Ups, The Downs: My Life as a Biographer Hazel Rowley , 2007 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 293 2007; (p. 29-35) The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007; (p. 49-64)
Hazel Rowley sets out the skills required by a biographer and details her personal 'trajectory as a biographer'. She also exposes the impact of biographical writing on the writer.
1 Brazil 1960/2006: Beauvoir, Sartre, and 'Christina T' Hazel Rowley , 2006 single work essay
— Appears in: The Best Australian Essays 2006 2006; (p. 178-202)
Hazel Rowley reflects on the visit of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Satre to Brazil, a subject covered in her 2005 biography Tete-a-tete : Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. After the publication of her book, Rowley visits Brazil herself to discover more of this period in the famed authors' lives.
1 Her Darling Boy Hazel Rowley , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 6 January no. 5362 2006; (p. 10)

— Review of Dearest Munx : The Letters of Christina Stead and William J. Blake Christina Stead , William J. Blake , 2005 selected work correspondence
1 2 Christina Stead Hazel Rowley , 2002 single work biography
— Appears in: The Best Australian Essays 2002 2002; (p. 154-168)
1 1 y separately published work icon Hazel Rowley Hazel Rowley , New York (City) : Hazel Rowley , 2000-2009 Z1775810 2000-2009 website Includes biography, bibliography, interviews and list of published articles. Some interviews and articles are full text or available online.
1 Christina Stead's `Other' Country Hazel Rowley , 1996 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: From a Distance : Australian Writers and Cultural Displacement 1996; (p. 49-59)
1 R's Letters from Venice Hazel Rowley , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 183 1996; (p. 7-8)

— Review of Night Letters : A Journey Through Switzerland and Italy Edited and Annotated by Igor Miazmov Robert Dessaix , 1996 single work novel
1 1 y separately published work icon From a Distance : Australian Writers and Cultural Displacement Wenche Ommundsen (editor), Hazel Rowley (editor), Geelong : Deakin University Press , 1996 Z260083 1996 anthology criticism biography
1 Australia That `Fruitful Island', in Christina Stead's `For Love Alone' Hazel Rowley , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australia's Changing Landscapes : Proceedings of the Second EASA Conference : Sitges, Barcelona, October 1993 1995; (p. 189-195)
1 From: Christina Stead: A Biography Hazel Rowley , 1994 extract biography (Christina Stead : A Biography)
— Appears in: Hope and Fear : An Anthology of South Australian Women's Writing, 1894-1994 1994; (p. 431-439)
1 A Mother Regained, Albeit Too Late Hazel Rowley , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 27 March 1994; (p. 9)

— Review of Searching for Charmian : The Daughter Charmian Clift Gave Away Discovers the Mother She Never Knew Suzanne Chick , 1994 single work autobiography
1 I Am, Therefore I Write Hazel Rowley , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 27 March 1994; (p. 9)

— Review of A Mother's Disgrace Robert Dessaix , 1994 single work autobiography
2 43 y separately published work icon Christina Stead : A Biography Hazel Rowley , Port Melbourne : Heinemann , 1993 Z202981 1993 single work biography

'Like the author herself, Christina Stead’s novels were challenging and engrossing. Raised by a narcissistic father, Stead left for London at the age of twenty-six and soon met William Blake, a writer, broker, and Marxist political economist who became her life partner. His personal ambitions and their politics resulted in a nomadic existence, with Stead sidestepping the traditional feminine role in exchange for a career. She struggled to find an audience for her work, however, only succeeding late in life with the reissue of The Man Who Loved Children. Hazel Rowley’s richly detailed and even-handed biography spans Stead’s life, expertly blending her encoded personal papers with interviews of her closest confidants. Masterfully written and researched, Christina Stead is a fascinating chronicle of one of the twentieth century’s greatest novelists.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Open Road ed.)

1 Christina Stead: Un-Australian? Hazel Rowley , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 53 no. 4 1993; (p. 47-57)
1 Christina Stead: The Battleground of Life : September 1937 - September 1939 Hazel Rowley , 1993 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Scripsi , April vol. 8 no. 3 1993; (p. 16-52)
1 Always on Guard Hazel Rowley , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 156 1993; (p. 20)

— Review of Fishing in the Styx Ruth Park , 1993 single work autobiography
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