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Liz jensens criticallyacclaimed imaginative output spans black comedy, science fiction, satire, family drama, historical fantasy and psychological suspense. The paper eater is a fururistic satire on consumerism and deliciously funny deborah moggach, independent, books of the year. Liz jensen is the author of egg dancing longlisted for the orange prize, ark baby shortlisted for the guardian fiction prize and longlisted for the orange prize, the paper eater, war crimes for the home longlisted for the orange prize, and the ninth life of louis drax, currently in development as a major motion picture by anthony minghella. The paper eater by liz jensen goodreads share book. The paper eater by liz jensen abebooks passion for books. She then spent four years as a freelance writer, translator and sculptor in france, and ten as a bbc producer in the uk. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Liz jensen was born in oxfordshire, the daughter of a danish father and an anglomoroccan mother. Welcome to the island paradise where utopianism and human greed are. Books by liz jensen authors like liz jensen what should i read next. Miles from anywhere, the manmade island is a true twentyfirst century vision. Liz jensen is the bestselling author of eight novels including the hollywoodadapted the ninth life of louis drax, and the two ecological thrillers the rapture a tv book club best read and the uninvited. Jul 03, 2006 liz jensen is the author of egg dancing longlisted for the orange prize, ark baby shortlisted for the guardian fiction prize and longlisted for the orange prize, the paper eater, war crimes for the home longlisted for the orange prize, and the ninth life of louis drax, currently in development as a major motion picture by anthony. About liz jensen liz jensen studied english at somerville college, oxford, and has since worked as a journalist, sculptor, and tv producer.
Liz jensen is the author of eight novels, including the bestselling ecological thriller the rapture and most recently, the uninvited. She divides her time between copenhagen and london. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Liz jensen interview, plus links to author biography, book. Liz jensen is the author of egg dancing longlisted for the orange prize, ark baby shortlisted for the guardian fiction prize and longlisted for the orange prize, the paper eater, war crimes for the home longlisted for the orange prize, the ninth life of louis drax and my dirty little book of stolen time. Liz jensen har udgivet syv romaner siden debuten i 1995. The paper eater paperback may 31, 2001 by liz jensen author. One of the other successful books written by author liz jensen is titled as ark baby. For the purposes of this paper, i will refer mainly to the rapture, the strongest exposition of the climate change theme, and will also mention to a lesser extent three other novels, ark baby, the paper eater and the uninvited, all of which fall into the 3 liz jensen, in private correspondance. Liz jensen is an increasingly successful british contemporary writer, whose work has been translated into twenty languages. Liz jensen is currently considered a single author. The paper eater by liz jensen book cover, description, publication history.
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