Derek Hansen (London, 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 England, raised in New Zealand.[3] He now lives in Sydney, Australia.[4] Derek 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 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.[3][5]
Hansen's the most popular book, Sole Survivor had gone through 17 printings by 2005.[6] Tim Pankhurst, editor of The Press, describes Hansen's fishing books, which draws on his New Zealand childhood and passion for fishing, as "Hansen's fishing books are the ones that get away. Lend them and they won't come back."[6]
^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
^ abcSharp, 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". dailytelegraph.com. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
^Hansen, Derek (25 November 1997). "Sydney survivor sells 'Sole' for $1m". Sydney Morning Herald. ProQuest 363390331.
^ abPankhurst, Tim (3 December 2005). "Sex, lies and fishing lines". The Timaru Herald. ProQuest 313821415.
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