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Janet Frame, born on August 28, 1924, was a renowned New Zealand author. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound psychological insights. She has had her works translated into multiple languages.

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Famous Janet Frame Quotes

“Death is a dramatic accomplishment of absence; language may be almost as effective.”

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Book:The Complete Autobiography

Source: The Complete Autobiography

“Language, at least, may give up the secrets of life and death, leading us through the maze to the original Word as monster or angel, to the mournful place where we may meet Job and hear his cry, 'How long will you vex my soul and break me in pieces with words?”

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Book:Daughter buffalo

Source: Daughter buffalo

“The strain of constant adaptation to so many fearful events and discoveries is already too much to bear with sanity; one has to keep pretending to slip successfully into the new mould; a time will come when the tailored and camouflaged mind breaks beneath the burden; the stick insect in our brains no longer cares to resemble a twig on the same habitual human tree in the mere hope that it may survive extinction.”

Source: Towards Another Summer

About the Author

Born: August 28, 1924
Died: January 29, 2004
Known for: Author
Quotes: 56

Books & Sources

Faces in the waterRelated source material

The Complete AutobiographyRelated source material

An Angel at My Table: The Complete AutobiographyRelated source material

Scented Gardens for the BlindRelated source material

The Janet Frame readerRelated source material

Towards Another SummerRelated source material

Daughter buffaloRelated source material

Scented gardens for the blind: a novelRelated source material

To the is-land: an autobiographyRelated source material

The Edge of the AlphabetRelated source material

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