Quote by: Eleanor Catton

My parents took me to the Bronte parsonage in England when I was a teenager. I had a fight with my mum, burst into tears, jumped over a stile and ran out into the moors. It felt very authentic: A moor really is an excellent place to have a temper tantrum.


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Author Bio


  • NameEleanor Catton
  • DescriptionNew Zealand writer
  • BornSeptember 24, 1985
  • CountryNew Zealand
  • ProfessionWoman Of Letters; Novelist
  • WorksThe Luminaries
  • AwardsMan Booker Prize