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''Lauren Liebenberg'' (born 3 August 1972) is a Zimbabwe-born South African writer. Her debut novel ''The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam'' was nominated for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2008.〔(Novelist who faced trial in Turkey makes long list for Orange Prize ) The Independent. 18 March 2008〕 Her subsequent novels, ''The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club'' and''Cry Baby'', have also received international critical acclaim. ==Background== Liebenberg was born and raised in Rhodesia but in her adolescence, left newly-independent Zimbabwe for neighbouring South Africa, where her father worked in the gold-mining industry. She attended Brescia House, a Catholic school for girls in Johannesburg. After completing her under-graduate degree at the University of South Africa, she lived in England for some years, before returning to South Africa, where she graduated from the business school of the University of the Witwatersrand with a master's degree in business (MBA). She worked in investment banking and published in the field of financial markets, including a reference book entitled ''The Electronic Financial Markets of the Future'', published in 2002 〔()〕〔(An Evocative Debut from Lauren Liebenberg ) Penguin. 7 April 2008〕〔(The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam ) Orange Prize. Retrieved on 6 November 2010〕〔(Lauren Liebenberg, author of The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam, in conversation with Janet van Eeden ) Litnet. 14 May 2008〕 Her debut novel, ''The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam'' which drew upon her experiences as a child in Rhodesia during the Rhodesian Bush War, garned much attention from critics when it was published in 2008. ''The Guardian'' described it as "astonishingly vivid", going on to say that "Rhodesia springs to fecund, fetid life before your eyes ... like the children at its heart ... it’s immediate, rarely judgemental ... charming, upsetting and poignantly strange ... burrowing deep under your skin".〔(Danger in the veld ) The Guardian. 5 April 2008〕 The ''Financial Times'' described it as an "elegiac first novel () captures the insular vulnerability of this white African childhood."〔( The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam ) Financial Times. 29 March 2008〕 ''The Times'' described it as a "touching debut".〔(Paperback fiction – Alfred & Emily by Doris Lessing ) The Times. 13 March 2009〕 The ''Daily Mail'' hailed it as an "outstanding first novel".〔(New fiction ) Daily Mail. 8 April 2008〕 The novel was also serialized by ''The Independent''.〔(Book extract: The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam, By Lauren Liebenberg ) The Independent. 4 May 2008〕 As well being longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, Liebenberg was one of only three women to be shortlisted for the Orange debut prize in 2008.〔(Three authors on Orange shortlist ) BBC. 8 April 2008〕〔(Orange Jam – Lauren Liebenberg shortlisted for debut award ) Little Brown. Retrieved on 6 November 2010〕 In 2010 the novel was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.〔(The 2010 Award ) International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Retrieved on 7 November 2010〕 Her follow-up novel, ''The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club'' a coming-of-age story set in the gold-fields of Johannesburg,was published in 2011, and also drew warm praise from critics. ''The Guardian'' said the novel had "a true, raw feel about it" and described Liebenberg as a "teriffic writer".〔()〕 ''The Times'' called it "moving ... () excellently crafted story" 〔()〕 and ''The Financial Times'' hailed it as "vivid ... evocative ... and compelling".〔http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/635b664a-5be4-11e0-bb56-00144feab49a.html#axzz2uQETejSN〕 ''Cry Baby'' her third and latest novel, a satire on contemporary sububia with a strong feminist theme, was published in February 2014.〔()〕 Liebenberg is married with two children and lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lauren Liebenberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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