![]() ![]() Garner's works have covered a broad range of themes and subject matter. Adaptations of two of her works have appeared as feature films: her debut novel Monkey Grip and her true-crime book Joe Cinque's Consolation (2004)-the former released in 1982 and the latter in 2016. She has also written for film and theatre, and has consistently won awards for her work, including the Walkley Award for a 1993 Time magazine report. She attracted controversy with her book The First Stone (1995) about a sexual-harassment scandal in a university college. ![]() Throughout her career, Garner has written both fiction and non-fiction. She has a reputation for incorporating and adapting her personal experiences in her fiction, something that has brought her widespread attention, particularly with her novels, Monkey Grip and The Spare Room (2008). ![]() Garner's first novel, Monkey Grip, published in 1977, immediately established her as an original voice on the Australian literary scene-it is now widely considered a classic. Helen Garner (née Ford, born 7 November 1942) is an Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. ![]()
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