For works of this author entered under other names, search also under Hearn, Lian.
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Gillian Rubinstein (born 29 August 1942) is an award-winning Australian children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Hertfordshire,[1][2] England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973.[3] As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written over 30 books. Her award-winning and hugely popular 1986 debut Space Demons introduced the themes of growing up and fantasy worlds which emerge often in her other writings. Books such as At Ardilla, Foxspell and Galax-Arena all received critical acclaim and multiple awards. In 2001, Rubinstein published "Across the Nightingale Floor", the first of the best-selling 5 book Tales of the Otori series under the pseudonym, Lian Hearn. The series is set in a fictional island nation resembling feudal Japan and is her first work to reach an adult audience.
Her Space demons, 1988 t.p. (Gillian Rubinstein)
The giant’s tooth, 1993 t.p. (Gillian Rubinstein) t.p. verso (b. 1942)
Hearn, Lian. Across the nightingale floor, 2002 phone call to pub. (Hearn is a pseudonym for Gillian Rubinstein writing adult fiction)
Wikipedia (online encyclopedia), viewed on 29 June 2012 Gillian Rubinstein (Gillian Rubinstein (born 29 August 1942) is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written over 30 books. In 2001, Rubinstein published Across the Nightingale Floor, the first of the best-selling five book Tales of the Otori series under the pseudonym, Lian Hearn. The series is set in a fictional island nation resembling feudal Japan and is her first work to reach an adult audience. The name 'Lian', comes from a childhood nickname and 'Hearn' apparently refers to herons which are a prominent theme in the series. Gillian Rubinstein currently resides in Goolwa, South Australia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
AustLit website (viewed 6 June 2019) Matt Rubinstein (Matt Rubinstein moved to Adelaide when he was eight, living there for fifteen years before returning to Sydney. He practised law for five years, then began writing full-time ; Rubinstein is the son of writer Gillian Rubinstein) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A23040
