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    Smart like a Fox  Oct 4, 2009
    This might explain the wildly varied characters Fox has played: the shy, dreamy writer Janet Frame in An Angel At My Table; the cynical doctor Juliet in Shallow Grave; the desperate, hopeful romantic Kate in Fanny and Elvis ... Within months of leaving, she was cast as Janet Frame, who spent years having electric shock treatments in psychiatric hospitals before finding success as a writer. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    A smack turns into a slap on the back for Tsiolkas  May 17, 2009
    AUSTRALIAN author Christos Tsiolkas joined the ranks of such international literary giants as Peter Carey, Janet Frame and Vikram Seth yesterday when he won the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for his gritty portrayal of Melbourne suburbia, The Slap. The $20,000 prize was announced at the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Campion film to debut at Cannes  May 11, 2009
    Cornish plays Fanny Brawne, the love interest of the poet John Keats (played by Ben Whishaw) while the New Zealand actress Kerry Fox - who starred as the writer Janet Frame in Campion's An Angel At My Table - plays Fanny's mother. Also in contention for a gong at Cannes is the debut feature film from writer and director Warwick Thornton. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)




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