"for Pop, who sees the starsand Jude, who hears their music" ― Eleanor Catton Music Star Beauty From Eleanor Catton Novelist Added on 1/31/2026 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. Born: 1985-09-24 View all quotes from Eleanor Catton
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