Derek Hansen (born 1944) is a novelist and short-story writer.1 He is the author of the 1993 book Lunch with the Generals.2 Hansen is known for his four-book Lunch with ... series.
He was born in London, England, and raised in New Zealand.3 As of 2016, he lives in Sydney, Australia.4 Hansen's works have been published in the US, United Kingdom, Europe and China. He is married, and has two adult children.
He published his first short story at the age of 16 in The Albertian, the magazine of his secondary school, Mount Albert Grammar School.3 At age 20 Hansen moved to London to work for J. Walter Thompson, and went on to run his own advertising agency. After twenty years, he sold his ad agency and wrote Lunch with the Generals.35
Hansen's most popular book, Sole Survivor, had gone through 17 printings by 2005.6 Tim Pankhurst, editor of The Press, says of Hansen's fishing books, which draws on his New Zealand childhood and passion for fishing: "Hansen's fishing books are the ones that get away. Lend them and they won't come back."6
Bibliography
Bibliography
Novels
- Sole Survivor (1997)7
- Lunch with the Generals (1993)
- Lunch with Mussolini (1994)
- Lunch with the Station Master (2002)
- Lunch with a Soldier (2004)89
- Blockade (1998)
- Perfect Couple (2000)
- Remember Me (2007)
- A Man You Can Bank On (2011)
Short stories
- Dead Fishy (1995)
- Psycho Cat (1996)
- Something Fishy (2005)
References
References
- MacTavish, Ian (15 April 2016). "Lunch with ... the writer Derek Hansen". thismagnificentlife.com. This Magnificent Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- Sullivan, Jane (1 September 1993), "The Power Of Another One", The Age
- Sharp, Iain (1 December 2002). "How lunch launched my career (reported story)". Sunday Star-Times. ProQuest 314006267.
- Sheppeard, Amanda (29 September 2016). "Best-selling author selling his waterfront paradise to start a new chapter". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- Hansen, Derek (25 November 1997). "Sydney survivor sells 'Sole' for $1m". Sydney Morning Herald. ProQuest 363390331.
- Pankhurst, Tim (3 December 2005). "Sex, lies and fishing lines". The Timaru Herald. ProQuest 313821415.
- McGowan, Richard (18 April 1999). "DISCOVER LUNCH WITH WELL-WRITTEN CHARACTERS (book review)". Daily Press. ProQuest 342987539.
- Clark, Stella (6 November 2004). "Slow talk on ego and testosterone (book review)". Sunday Australian. ProQuest 356532011.
- Wright, Lindsay (20 November 2004). "Lunch date not to be missed (book review)". Taranaki Daily News. ProQuest 315215168.