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Eleanor Catton MNZM (born 1985) is a New Zealand novelist and screenwriter. Born in Canada, Catton moved to New Zealand as a child and grew up in Christchurch . She completed a master's degree in creative writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters .
Birnam Wood is the third novel by New Zealand writer Eleanor Catton.Published in February 2023, the novel follows members of guerilla gardening collective Birnam Wood as, with the help of a charismatic tech billionaire, they undertake a new project on abandoned farmland.
The Luminaries is a 2013 novel by Eleanor Catton. [2] Set in New Zealand's South Island in 1866, the novel follows Walter Moody, a prospector who travels to the West Coast settlement of Hokitika to make his fortune on the goldfields.
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'Birnam Wood,' the third novel by Eleanor Catton, trades in the sprawl of 'The Luminaries,' which won the Booker Prize, for a thriller that's far too neat.
The Rehearsal is the 2008 debut novel by Eleanor Catton. It was first published by Victoria University Press in New Zealand. The Rehearsal was later bought by Granta Books in the UK and released there in July 2009. In 2016, the film adaptation was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the Toronto International Film Festival. [1] [2]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds 82% approval rating, based on 22 reviews with an average rating of 6.1/10. [4]Glenn Kenny, reviewing the film for The New York Times, said it "convincingly conveys the raw feelings that result when life and art rub too fiercely against each other, and how the wounds are that much more severe when you add adolescence to the mix".
English: The speaking voice of Eleanor Catton, from the BBC Radio 4 programme Woman's Hour. She discusses the process of novel-writing. She discusses the process of novel-writing. Date