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Pauline Gedge (born December 11, 1945) is a Canadian novelist best known for her historical fiction trilogies, ''Lords of the Two Lands'' and ''The King’s Men''. She also writes science fiction, fantasy and horror. Her 13 novels have sold more than six million copies in 18 languages.〔(Pauline Gedge Interview, Words At Large, CBC Radio, November 2007 )〕 ==Life and career== Pauline Gedge was born December 11, 1945 in Auckland, New Zealand. She spent part of her childhood in Oxfordshire, England, before her family moved to Manitoba and then settled in Alberta in 1966.〔(Talk like an Egyptian, by Derek Weiler, Quill & Quire, April 1999 )〕 She studied at the University of Manitoba and at a teachers' college in New Zealand. Gedge wrote unpublished poetry for years. She tried to write contemporary mainstream fiction in the early 1970s and then gave up, turning to ancient Egypt for inspiration.〔(Talk like an Egyptian, by Derek Weiler, Quill & Quire, April 1999 )〕 She based her first published novel, ''Child of the Morning'', on the historical figure of Hatshepsut, Egypt’s only female pharaoh. She wrote the novel in six weeks and went on to win the Alberta Search-for-a-New Novelist Competition in 1977.〔(Talk like an Egyptian, by Derek Weiler, Quill & Quire, April 1999 )〕 ''The Eagle and the Raven'' received the Jean Boujassy award from the Société des Gens de Lettres in France and ''The Twelfth Transforming'' won the Writers Guild of Alberta Best Novel of the Year Award.〔(Pauline Gedge Interview, Words At Large, CBC Radio, November 2007 )〕 She has also written in other genres. ''Stargate'' is science fiction, ''The Covenant'' is contemporary horror fiction, and ''Scroll of Saqqara'' incorporates some fantasy elements.〔(Pauline Gedge Interview, Words At Large, CBC Radio, November 2007 )〕 Gedge's ex-husband, Bernie Ramanauskas, provided the historical research for many of her novels. Gedge lives in Edgerton, Alberta and has two sons, Simon and Roger.〔(Interview with Pauline Gedge, by Linda Richards, January Magazine, March 1999 )〕 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「Pauline Gedge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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