Madeleine St John
Madeleine St John | |
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| Born | November 12, 1941 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 18 June 2006 (aged 64) London, England |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1993-1999 |
| Notable works | The Women in Black The Essence of the Thing |
Madeleine St John (12 November 1941 – 18 June 2006) was an Australian writer, the first Australian woman to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction (in 1997 for her novel The Essence of the Thing).