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Julia Blackburn

(b.1948)

Julia Blackburn is the author of four books of non-fiction, Charles Waterton, The Emperor's Last Island, Daisy Bates in the Desert and Old Man Goya, and two novels, The Book of Colour and The Leper's Companions, both of which were shortlisted for the Orange Prize.

Novels

The Book of Colour (1995)
The Leper's Companions (1999)

Collections

My Animals and Other Family (2007)
Woman Who Always Loved Picasso (poems) (2019)

Non fiction

   Charles Waterton, 1782-1865 (1989)
   Daisy Bates in the Desert (1994)
   The Emperor's Last Island (2000)
   Old Man Goya (2002)
   With Billie (2005)
   The Three of Us (2008)
   Thin Paths (2011)
   Threads (2015)
   Time Song (2019)
   Dreaming the Karoo (2022)

Awards

	Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (1996) : The Book of Colour
	Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (1996) : The Book of Colour
	Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (1999) : The Leper's Companions
	James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (1999) : The Leper's Companions
	Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (1999) : The Leper's Companions

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