Ruth Park

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Ruth Park

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Ruth Park, AM (1917–2010) was a New Zealand-born author, who spent most of her life in Australia. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South (1948) and Playing Beatie Bow (1980), and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat (1951–1970), which also spawned a book series (1…

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Ruth Park, AM (1917–2010) was a New Zealand-born author, who spent most of her life in Australia. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South (1948) and Playing Beatie Bow (1980), and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat (1951–1970), which also spawned a book series (1962–1982).

AUTHOR CAREER

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1980–19973 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

Writing profile

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Main classification

Fantasy2 (67%)
Horror1 (33%)

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Genres and themes

Young Adult3 / 3 books
Fantasy2 / 3 books
Horror1 / 3 books