Geraldine Brooks is an Australian author, who grew up in the Western suburbs of Sydney. She attended Sydney University and worked as a reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald. As the Greg Shackleton Memorial Scholar she completed a Master's Degree in journalism at Columbia University in New York City in 1983. Subequently Brooks worked for The Wall Street Journal, where she covered crises in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans winning in 1990 (with Tony Horwitz) the Overseas Press Club Award for best print coverage of the first Gulf War. An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... This article is about the Australian city. ... The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia, and it is located in Sydney, the capital city of the state of New South Wales. ... The Sydney Morning Herald is a major Australian broadsheet newspaper published daily in Australias oldest and most populous city, Sydney. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... Columbia University is a private university in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City and a member of the Ivy League. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with a worldwide average daily circulation of more than 2. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of south-eastern Europe. ... Tony Horwitz is a reporter and author of the acclaimed books Confederates In The Attic and Baghdad Without A Map. ...

Her first book, Nine Parts Of Desire (1994), based on her experiences among the Muslim women of the Middle East, was an international bestseller, translated into 17 languages. Foreign Correspondence (1997), which won the Nita B. Kibble Award for women's writing, was a memoir and travel adventure about a childhood enriched by penpals from around the world, and her adult quest to find them. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... for Imam Muslim, see Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... As a literary genre, a memoir forms a subclass of autobiography, although it is an older form of writing. ... Pen pals (or penpals or pen friends) are people who regularly write each other, in particular in the case of snail mail. ...

Her first novel, Year Of Wonders, published in 2001, is an international bestseller. Set in 1666, Year Of Wonders follows a young woman's battle to save her fellow villagers and her soul when the plague suddenly strikes the small Derbyshire village of Eyam. Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... Yersinia pestis seen at 2000x magnification. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Image:Beautiful Britain eyam17. ...

Her second novel, March, was published in late February 2005. An historical novel set during the US Civil War, it chronicles the war experiences of the March girls' absent father in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. The novel was generally well received by the critics. In December 2005 March was selected by the Washington Post as one of the five best fiction works published during the year. In April 2006, the book earned Brooks the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. March is a novel by Geraldine Brooks. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy... Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, best known for the novel Little Women, which she wrote in 1868. ... Little Women is a novel by Louisa May Alcott published on September 30, 1868, concerning the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. ... ... The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ...

Brooks has been awarded a fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University for 2006. The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard is an educational institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the semiautonomous components of Harvard University. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Brooks married Tony Horwitz in Tourette-sur-loup, France, in 1984. They have one child and divide their time between homes in Virginia, United States and Sydney, Australia. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... This article is about the Australian city. ...

Brooks was awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction on Monday, April 17th, 2006. The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Author's website