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Philippa Gregory BIOGRAFIA 2011 Philippa Gregory kuva: James Stewart Brittiläinen kirjailija Philippa Gregory on koulutukseltaan journalisti ja historioitsija. Hän opiskeli ensin journalistiksi, mutta jatkoi opintoja intohimonsa historian parissa Sussexin ja Edinburghin yliopistoissa. Väitöskirjan hän teki romaanien esittämän todellisuuden ja 1700- luvun historiallisen todellisuuden välisestä suhteesta. Häntä kiinnosti selvittää miksi tietyt aiheet, kuten naisten hauraus, nousevat erityisen suosituiksi kaunokirjallisuudessa. Gregory kustansi opiskelunsa työskentelemällä toimittajana BBC Radiossa. Gregoryn kirjailijanura alkoi kuin vahingossa. Saatuaan väitöskirjansa valmiiksi, hän jatkoi kirjoittamista omaksi ilokseen. Pian hän kuitenkin huomasi, että tarina saattaisi kiinnostaa muitakin. Gregoryn 1700-luvulle sijoittuva esikoisteos Sukukartano (Wideacre) oli menestys ja kirjailija on voinut kirjoittaa sen jälkeen täysipäiväisesti. Gregoryn kirjoille on ominaista niiden henkilöhahmojen kautta avautuva naisnäkökulma historiaan. Historia ja historiantutkimus ovat edelleen tärkeitä Gregorylle. Hän aloittaa jokaisen uuden kirjansa perehtymällä ensin historiaan. Hän on arvioinut, että kun hän kirjoittaa uutta kirjaa, ajasta kuluu yhdeksän kuukautta tutkimukseen ja taustatyöhön, ja kuusi kuukautta itse kirjoittamiseen. Historiasta hän ammentaa myös henkilöhahmonsa. Gregory on kirjoittanut kolmekymmentä romaania, joista tunnetuimpia ovat Tudorien aikaan sijoittuvat historialliset romaanit. The Other Boleyn Girl on Gregoryn läpimurtoteos. Kirjasta on tehty elokuva ja se julkaistiin Suomessa nimellä Kuningattaren sisar. Philippa Gregory on sitoutunut hyväntekeväisyyteen Gambiassa. Hän kiinnostui Gambiasta kirjoittaessaan teosta A Respectable Trade ja matkusti maahan tehdäkseen tutkimusta kirjaansa varten. Matkallaan hän tutustui erään köyhän koulun rehtoriin, jonka kanssa hän rakennutti koulun pihaan kaivon. Kaivosta saadaan vettä koko 600 oppilaan koululle sekä koulun pihalla viljeltäville vihanneksille. Onnistunut projekti poiki lisää kaivourakoita. Tähän mennessä kaivoja on rakennettu 160 ja työ jatkuu. Nyt Gambiassa opetetaan myös mehiläistenhoitoa sekä batiikki- ja keramiikkatöiden tekemistä. Philippa Gregoryn romaanista Valkoinen kuningatar sanottua ”Philippa Gregoryn romaanit ovat täynnä vahvoja, päättäväisiä naisia, jotka ottavat kohtalon omiin käsiinsä.” Financial Times Bazar Kustannus Oy on osa pohjoismaista Bazar Publishers -kustantamoryhmää. Suomessa Bazar Kustannus Oy kustantaa pääasiassa käännöskirjallisuutta, mutta tavoitteena on tehdä myös suomalaista kirjallisuutta tunnetuksi muissa Pohjoismaissa. www.bazarkustannus.fi .
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