Owls Do Cry Explained

Owls Do Cry
Border:	yes
Author:	Janet Frame
Country:	New Zealand
Language:	English
Published:	1957
Publisher:	Pegasus Press
Isbn:	9781869418892
Oclc:	960181712
Dewey:	823

Owls Do Cry is a modernist novel by New Zealand author Janet Frame.^[1] Published in 1957, the book covers the story of the Withers siblings, who lives in a seaside town in the South Island through a period of 20 years. The book extensively covers Daphne Withers' journey, including undergoing lobotomy.^[2] Owls Do Cry is the first novel written by Frame and its content is loosely based on Frame's life, particularly her experience of spending eight years in and out of mental asylums, greatly influenced the content of the novel.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016-02-11. Owls Do Cry by Janet Frame review – New Zealand's first great novel. 2022-02-12. The Guardian. en. 31 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131111641/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/11/owls-do-cry-janet-frame-review-new-zealand-s-first-big-novel. live.
2. News: Hegarty. Neil. A song of survival: Neil Hegarty on Janet Frame and Owls Do Cry. 2022-02-12. The Irish Times. en. 26 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220526175604/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/a-song-of-survival-neil-hegarty-on-janet-frame-and-owls-do-cry-1.2503588. live.
3. Web site: Campion. Jane. 2008-01-19. Jane Campion recalls her encounters with Janet Frame. 2022-02-12. The Guardian. en. 31 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131094523/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jan/19/fiction5. live.