Du Fresne, Yvonne (1929–)
Du Fresne, Yvonne (1929–)
New Zealand novelist and short-story writer. Born 1929 in Takaka, New Zealand.
Grew up in Danish-French Huguenot settlement of Manawatu, often reflected in writing; trained as school music teacher and taught in several schools; work focuses on post-colonial experiences and questions of gender; won PEN International First Book of Prose Award; established residencies for New Zealand writers at Aarhus University in Jutland, Denmark (1999); writings include Farvel and Other Stories (1982), The Book of Ester (1982), The Growing of Astrid Westergaard and Other Stories (1985), Frédérique (1987), The Bear From the North (1989) and Motherland (1996).
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