"I grew up on the South Island of New Zealand, in a city chosen and beloved by my parents for its proximity to the mountains - Christchurch is two hours distant from the worn saddle of Arthur's Pass, the mountain village that was and is my father's spiritual touchstone, his chapel and cathedral in the wild."

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About Eleanor Catton

Eleanor Catton is a New Zealand novelist best known for The Luminaries, which won the 2013 Booker Prize. She was the youngest winner of the prize at the time of that award.

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